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HISTORY 



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New York State Volunteers. 



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PREPARED BY 



Wardwell G. Robinson, 

Xate dolonel Commanding, 



AND DELIVERED BY HIM AT THE REGIMENTAL REUNION HELD AT 
OSWEGO FALLS, OSWEGO COUNTY, NEW YORK, 



JUNE 5, 1895. 



PRINTED FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION BY ORDER 
OF SURVIVORS PRESENT. 






PRESS OF R. J. OLIPHAKT, 
OSWEGO. N. Y. 



AN HISTORICAL ADDRESS. 



Fellow Soldiers and Gentlemen of the 

One Hundred and Eighty -fourth Regiment 

of New York State Infantry Volunteers : 

Pursuant and in obedience to a resolution passed at a reunion 
of the survivors of the One Hundred and Eiglity-fourth Eegiinent 
held at Pulaski in June, 1893, whereby I was requested to pre- 
pare and present to jour body a history of the One Hundred and 
Eighty-fourth Eegiinent during the late civil war, I have the 
honor to present and submit the following paper. 

In the outset I may be permitted to state that in the prepara- 
tion of this paper I have been seriously hampered and embar- 
rassed by the fact that for a time the regiment was separated or 
divided, and the further fact that I am unable to speak from per- 
sonal knowledge as to matters connected with what is known as 
the "Four Companies," or the "Shenandoah Valley Companies," 
also the further fact that the history of the regiment necessitates 
a two-fold history down to the point when the regiment became 
united in one organization in fact. These several facts to a ffreat 
extent interfere with and mar the unity of the history. 

I beg leave here to return my sincere thanks to Mr. Amos 
Youmans, of Fulton, N. Y.; to Mr. Squires, of New Haven, N. 
Y., and to Mr. M. V. Wadleigh, of Oswego, N. Y., for valuable 
data and assistance rendered me in the preparation of this paper, 
so far as the four companies are concerned ; and to D. P. More- 
house, Esq., of Oswego, N. Y., for a substantial copy of the names 
of the officers and privates appearing upon the muster-in rolls of 
the regiment, which are hereto attached, marked "Appendix A." 



4 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

I am unable to narrate the many sad, pathetic, and humorous 
incidents connected with the regiment — the camp songs and stories 
sung and told in camp, on the march, and on the picket line. 
They must be and are left to your individual recollections, to 
be remembered when calling to mind this portion of your life's 
history, and to be repeated at the fireside to children and friends, 
as also rehearsed at Grand Army post camp-fires. 

The moving causes of the civil war have become matters of 
history, and to rehearse them at this time would be inappropriate. 
I may, however, venture to say that in my judgment such causes 
were three in number : 

1. The jealousy on the part of the South, occasioned by the 
overshadowing political importance, wealth, and prosperity of the 
North, West, and Northwest. 

2. The doctrine of States' rights, or the reserved powers of 
the several States not granted to the General Government; and 

3. The question of slavery. 

The second and third causes or questions have been practically 
settled by the civil war. The first cause remains to some extent, 
but is rapidly being adjusted by the advancing prosperity of the 
South. 

The progress of the war in the year 1863 and the early part 
of 1864 had been disastrous and barren of results to the Federal 
Government and army; the country at large, which was favorable 
to the Federal Government, was filled with consternation; the 
sympathizers at the North with the secessionists were outspoken 
in their predictions as to the triumphant success of secession, and 
were giving all the aid in their power to those engaged in destroy- 
ing the unity of the United States; Canadian lake ports were 
filled with those plotting the dismemberment of the country. 
There was a feeling of deep gloom overspreading the whole loyal 
North ; not a city, and hardly a village, town, or school district in 
this State but that had maimed and wounded exemplars of the 
fact that a sanguinary war was raging. The North had already 
contributed freely in men, money, and material, and the end was 



New York State Volunteers. 5 

not yet. The " On-to-Eichraond ! " cry had ceased to delude the 
most sanguine, and the oft-repeated saying, " The war won't last 
ninety days," no longer found believers ; on the conti-ary, it was 
everywhere and by every one recognized that the Kepublic was 
battling for its very existence. Oswego County, in proportion to 
its population and size, had already contributed its quota, and 
even more than its quota, towards sustaining the burden of the 
war. How well Oswego County bore its burden is shown by the 
fact that it furnished in round numbers five thousand men in 
excess of its quota — the quota being some seven thousand five 
hundred, while it furnished about twelve thousand five hundred 
men. In addition to raising five regiments — the Twenty-fourth, 
Eighty-first, One Hundred and Tenth, One Hundred and Forty- 
seventh, and One Hundred and Eighty-fourth — it furnished men 
to the following named organizations, viz. : Cavalry Regiments — 
Seventh, Eleventh, Twelfth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Twentieth, 
Twenty-fourth, and First Veteran. Artillery Regiments — Bat- 
teries F and G, First; Battery M, Second; Third, Fourth, Sixth, 
Ninth, Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth; independent 
battery. Twenty-first. Engineers' Regiments — First (new), Fif- 
tieth. Infantry Regiments — I'Tineteenth, Twenty-first, Twenty- 
third, Thirty-seventh, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh, One 
Hundred and Forty-third, One Hundred and Forty-sixth, One 
Hundred and Eighty-ninth, One Hundred and Ninety-third. 

It was under these gloomy and terrible circumstances and con- 
ditions, thus briefly and inadequately stated, that Oswego County, 
again responding to the proclamation of the later-on martyred 
President Lincoln, calling for five hundred thousand additional 
troops to serve for one year, and which prochnnation was dated 
July 18, 1864, sat about the enlistment of another regiment to be 
added to the other Oswego County regiments that had already 
gone to war, and from which regiments maimed and wounded 
men were continually returning home as leaves falling to the 
earth from trees smitten bv the autumn frost. 



G One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

Under the auspices and direction of tlie War Committee of 
the county, wliose cliairman was the late Hon. Elias Root, a 
series of so-called war meetings was held throughout the county 
to i^romote the enlistment of men for the proposed regiment. 
These meetings were addressed by, so far as I now recollect, Hon. 
Cheney Ames, Hon. Henry Fitzhugh, Dr. A. Van Dyke, Hon. A. 
B. Getty, Hon. D. G. Fort, and others whose names I do not now 
call to mind. The recruiting and formation of the regiment was 
authorized by Hon. Horatio Seymour, the Governor of this State, 
on the personal application of Hon. Elias Eoot as chairman of the 
War Committee of the County of Oswego. It is my recollection 
that these so-called war meetings did not continue for a time 
longer than from ten days to two weeks, for recruiting and enlist- 
ments proceeded rapidly and the number of men necessary to fill 
the regiment was soon obtained ; in fact, there were some four- 
teen hundred men and over recruited for the regiment from 
Oswego County alone, and some two hundred and over from 
Madison and Cayuga counties. This excess of men went into and 
formed part of other organizations that were at this time in pro- 
cess of formation throughout the State. 

The companies of the regiment, when recruited and enlisted, 
were clothed, mustered, and sent forward to Elmira, 'N. Y., the 
general rendezvous, by A. L. Scott, Esq., then Provost-Marshal at 
the City of Oswego. Companies A, B, D, and F were forwarded 
from Oswego to Elmira at the dates following: Company A, 
August 30th; Company B, August 31st; Companies D and F, 
September 5th. They remained at Elmira until on or about Sep- 
tember 13, 1864, when they were forwarded to Washington, D. C, 
by General Devins, then in command at Elmira. The remain- 
ing companies of the regiment (C, E, G, II, I, and K) were on or 
about the 1-ith day of September, 1864, clothed, mustered, and 
sent forward to Elmira by Provost-Marshal Scott, where such 
companies remained until on or about the 16th day of September, 
1864, when they were sent forward by General Devins, via Balti- 
more, to the Army of the James at Bermuda Hundred, near City 



New York State Volunteers. 7 

Point, a place then and later on a very important point so far as 
the Federal forces were concerned, as it was the base of supplies 
for the armies then operating in front of Kichmond, Petersburg, 
and points farther south, and at which place an immense amount 
of armj supplies of all kinds was gathered. 

So great at this time (in 1864) was the need of men at the 
front, that the United States authorities, without waiting for the 
arrival of the six companies atElmira, despatched, as I have stated, 
the four companies to Washington, and, without waiting for the 
arrival and muster-in of the field and staff, despatched the six com- 
panies to Bermuda Hundred as above stated; in fact, every availa- 
ble man was sent to the front as rapidly as possible all over the 
country, and when regiments were not complete, companies and 
even detachments were forwarded to the front. It will be re- 
membered that in the case of the Twenty-fourth, Eighty-first, One 
Hundred and Tenth, and One Hundred and Forty-seventh regi- 
ments, they each went to the seat of war as complete organiza- 
tions, fully equipped, etc. 

I have always attributed, and at this time attribute, the com- 
paratively small loss the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Eegi- 
ment sustained to the fact that the regiment was sent forward in 
detail as above mentioned. I never understood, and do not now 
understand, why the six companies should not have been ordered 
to join the four companies in the first instance. I can understand 
why, after the several portions of the regiment reached the front, 
a union could not readily be effected, growing out of the fact that 
the commanding ofiicer of whichever part of the army to which a 
portion of the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth was attached 
would be averse to letting go such portion, or to diminishing his 
command by losing such a substantial body of men. I know that 
from the moment I was mustered in I was constant, in season and 
out of season, in using every effort in my power to effect the 
union of the several portions of the regiment. I at once upon 
my muster-in, and even before that, called the attention of General 
Devins at Elmira to the unpleasant and unfortunate condition of 



8 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

affairs, and was assured by him that as soon as the field and staff 
reached the front this unfortunate state of affairs would at once 
be remedied. However, "Man proposes, God disposes," and to- 
day I am satisfied that to the condition of affairs above mentioned, 
and for which none of us were or are responsible, we owe, by the 
favor of Heaven, the immunity of the regiment from greater loss 
and disaster. 

On Friday, the 16th day of September, 1864, atElmira, N. Y., 
and at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of that day, the writer, as 
Colonel, "William D. Ferguson, as Major, and Howard M. Smith, 
as Adjutant, were severally mustered into the service of the 
United States. At 5 o'clock of the same daj^ Major Ferguson, by 
order, left Elmira, destined for Washington, to join the four com- 
panies and to take command thereof; and on the same day Adju- 
tant Smith, by like order, left Elmira to join the six companies 
already sent forward to City Point. The writer, accompanied by 
Hon. Elias Root, left for Albany to attend to regimental business 
at the Adjutant-General's office of the State of New York. 

On the 22d day of September, 1S64, at Elmira, K Y., William 
P. McKinley, as Lieutenant-Colonel, and John Dunn, Jr., as 
Quartermaster, were mustered into the service of the United 
States as of September 16, 1864. 

The regiment thus organized, mustered, and enrolled, con- 
sisted of the following named field, staff, and line officers : 

Wardwell G. Robinson, Colonel, enrolled by Governor Seymour; 
mustered September 16th, by Lieut. W. G. Fitch, U. S. A. 

William P. McKinley, Lieutenant-Colonel, enrolled by Gov- 
ernor Seymour ; mustered September 16th, by Lieut. W. G. 
Fitch, U. S. A. 

William D. Ferguson, Major, enrolled by Governor Seymour ; 
mustered September 16th, by Lieut. W. G. Fitch, U. S. A. 

Howard M. Smith, Adjutant, enrolled by Governor Seymour; 
mustered September 16th, by Lieut. W. G. Fitch, U. S. A. 

John Dunn, Jr., Quartermaster, enrolled by Governor Sey- 
mour; mustered September 16th, by Lieut. W. G. Fitch, U. S. A. 



New York State Volunteers. 9 

Nelson R. Barnes, Surgeon, enrolled at Harrison's Landing by 
"W. G. Robinson ; mustered November 8th, by Lieut. L. H. Brown, 
A. C. M. 

Theodore S. Kinnie, Assistant Surgeon, enrolled in the field 
by Capt. A. J. Smith ; mustered November 1st, by Capt. Smith. 

Jacob Post, Chaplain, enrolled at Harrison's Landing by W. G. 
Robinson ; mustered December 31, by Lieut. L. H. Brown, A. CM. 

Company A — Joel S. Palmer, Captain ; Cheever P. Strong, 
First Lieutenant; Marquis L. Branch, Second Lieutenant. Officers 
mustered at Elmira, September 12, 1864. Ninety-three enlisted 
men, mustered between July 29 and September 4, 1864. 

Company B — William S. Morse, Captain ; James H. Root, 
First Lieutenant; Charles XL Peavey, Second Lieutenant. Officers 
mustered at Elmira, September 12, 1864. Eiglity-four enlisted 
men, mustered between August 9 and September 2, 1864. 

Company C — James "W. Parkhurst, Captain; George A. 
Leonard, First Lieutenant; David Bothwell, Second Lieutenant. 
Officers mustered at Elmira, September 16, 1864. Ninety-eight 
enlisted men, mustered between August 13 and September 1, 1864. 

Company D — Sylvester R. Town, Captain; Augustus Phillips, 
First Lieutenant ; Joel H. Warn, Second Lieutenant. Captain 
mustered at Elmira, September 14, First and Second Lieuten- 
ants, September 12, 1864. Eight^^-five enlisted men, mustered 
between August 15 and September 1, 1864. 

Company E — John Sheridan, Captain; John AV". Francis, 
First Lieutenant ; James H. Loomis, Second Lieutenant. Officers 
mustered at Elmira, September 15, 1864. Eighty-four enlisted 
men, mustered between August 6 and September 12, 1864. 

Company F — William Dickson, Captain ; Irving W. Darrow, 
First Lieutenant ; Samuel H. Brown, Second Lieutenant. Officers 
mustered at Elmira, September 12, 1864. Ninety-eight enlisted 
men, mustered between August 17 and September 5, 1864. 

Company G — James T. Outerson, Captain; Joseph H. Grant, 
First Lieutenant; Thomas W. Smith, Second Lieutenant. Officers 
mustered at Elmira, September 15, 1864. Ninety-six enlisted 
men, mustered between August 19 and September 2, 1864. 

Company II — Henry W. Ramsay, Captain ; George W. Woodin, 
First Lieutenant; Thomas M. Watkins, Second Lieutenant. Offi- 



10 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

cers mustered at Elmira, September 16, 1864. Ninety-eight en- 
listed men, mustered between August 20 and September 4, 1864. 

Company I — George Wetmore, Captain; Edgar F. Morris, 
First Lieutenant; John H. Gihnan, Second Lieutenant. Officers 
mustered at Ehnira, September 16, 1864. Ninety-eight enlisted 
men, mustered between August 12 and September 5, 1864. 

Company K — Stephen J. Scriber, Captain ; Merritt G. Mc- 
Coon, First Lieutenant ; no Second Lieutenant. Officers mustered 
at Elmira, September 15, 1864. Eighty-six enlisted men, mus- 
tered between August 22 aud September 9, 1864. (Leonard S. 
Carter was afterward mustered as Second Lieutenant of Com- 
pany K, and Jerome IL Coe was promoted from Orderly Ser- 
geant of Company K to First Lieutenant of same company, vice 
Merritt G. McCoon, resigned.) 

After the regiment was united, Sergeant M. V. "Wadleigh, 
Company F, carried the National colors, and Sergeant Burton 
Wheeler, Company C, the State colors. 

The total of field, staff, and line officers and enlisted men was 
nine hundred and fifty-seven, according to the original muster-in 
rolls. 

On the 23d of September, 1864, the Colonel, Lieutenant- 
Colonel, Quartermaster, Thomas G. Sinclair, Sutler, and James 
Eaney, Sutler's clerk, left Elmira bound for City Point, via Balti- 
more and Fortress Monroe. Upon reaching City Point it was 
learned tliat the regiment was encamped about two miles from 
Bermuda Hundred and about one or one and one-half miles from 
the front, and, as was found, within hearing of the firing along the 
picket lines. The camp of the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth 
was reached about 6 o'clock p. m. of the 26th day of September, 
1864. It is the recollection of the writer that at this point and 
time Sutler Sinclair concluded not to go further, and somewhat 

later P. H. Ellis became Sutler of the regiment. 

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The four companies reached Washington at 10.30 p. m. of the 
16th day of September, 1864, and remained at the Soldiers' Rest 
in that city during that night. On the afternoon of the 17th of 



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September, 1864, the men of the four companies marched to Fort 
Corcoran, on Arlington Heights, and remained at the fort for the 
following four days. Just where and when Major Ferguson 
joined the detachment is not entirely clear, but it must have been 
at the Soldiers' Rest on tlie 16th of September, or at Fort Cor- 
coran on tlie 17th, for it seems to be reasonably clear and certain 
that the first company report made (that of Company A, Captain 
Palmer, Mr, Squires acting as company clerk), was made to INlajor 
Ferguson, as commander of the detachment, on Sunday morning, 
the 18th day of September, 1864. 

On the 20th of September, tents and rubber blankets were 
issued to the detachment. On the 21st, guns and accoutrements 
were issued. On the 22d, forty rounds of ammunition were issued 
to each man, and on the same day the first dress parade of the 
detachment was had. 

On the same or following day (September 23d), the detach- 
ment was forwarded from Fort Corcoran by cars to Harper's 
Ferry, and, marching to Bolivar Heights, camped there until the 
2Tth of September, when the detachment was assigned to and 
became a part of a provisional brigade commanded by Colonel 
Heine ; and on tlie same day, at about 3 o'clock p. m., the brigade 
struck tents and took up the line of march for Winchester, Ya. 
This provisional brigade was assigned to duty as a part of a guard 
to a supply train destined for General Sheridan's army. 

On the 28th of September the brigade and detachment went 
into camp a mile or two beyond and south of Winchester, the 
march being twenty-two miles. On the 29th of September the 
troops camped about three miles from Strasburg, or Fisher's Hill, 
a march of twenty-two miles. On September 30th the march was 
twenty-five miles, to Mount Jackson, and on October 1st the 
march was about thirty-five miles, to Harrisonburg, where the 
troops arrived at about midnight. During almost the entire 
march this day the troops were looking upon the unaccustomed 
sight of burning barns, houses, mills, and stacks of hay and 
straw that had been fired presumably by the Federal cavalry. 



12 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

On Sunday, the 2d of October, the day was passed in camp, 
and for a part of the time the men of tlie detachment were en- 
gaged in scraping and beating the dried mud of the so-called 
"sacred soil of Virginia'' from their clothes, and in scouring and 
removing the rust from their guns. No little part of the day was 
passed in cooking and eating fresh pork and mutton that had been 
obtained in generous quantities from the ample stores of tlie men 
connected with the wagon train, and which had been secured by 
judicious foraging in the enemy's country on the previous day's 
march. Song and jest were not wanting or unheard about the 
several camp-fires. Home and the loved ones were not forgotten, 
and from many went up the silent prayer to the Giver of all good, 
asking the blessings of Heaven to rest upon those so loved, upon 
the cause in which they were engaged, and upon themselves. 

On the 3d of October, 1864, the detachment started from 
Harrisonburg, destined for Winchester, having under escort a 
large number of white and colored refugees, some on foot and 
others in all sorts and descriptions of vehicles, also a number of 
Confederate prisoners and a large drove or herd of captured 
sheep, horses, and cattle. At night of that day the detachment 
camped near New Market. 

Ou the 4th of October the march was resumed, and the same 
night camped near Woodstock. On the 5th of October the march 
was continued, the detachment camping that night about eight 
miles from Winchester. 

During the week from October 5th to October 12th the detach- 
ment was engaged in marching to, remaining at, and marching 
from Martinsburg to Winchester. 

On the 12th of October the detachment marched from Win- 
chester to Newtown and camped for the night, and the next day 
marched to Front Royal and camped for the night. 

It was at or about this time that the detachment was attached 
to and became a part of the First Brigade, Third Division of the 
Sixth Army Corps. 



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On the 14th of October, 1864, the brigade left Front Royal, 
destined, as was supposed, for Petersburg, but, after marching 
until in the afternoon, the column was countermarched, and later 
camped at Millwood. 

At 3 o'clock A. M. of October 15th, the bugle call of "Fall 
in!" sounded; whereupon, after the column had been formed, a 
forced march of sixteen miles was made, through woods, fields, 
ditches, and over stone walls, to Newtown. Halting at that place 
for an hour, the column resumed its march to Middletown, and 
thence through the fields to what was called and known as Cedar 
Creek camp, where it remained until the day of the battle here- 
inafter mentioned. While so camped, a detail was made of one 
hundred men from the detachment for picket duty, and this detail 
returned to camp on the 16th or ITth of October. 

On the 19th of October, 1864, occurred what is known as the 
battle of Cedar Creek, and closely connected therewith is the 
famous ride of General Sheridan, so often told in story and sung 
in song. I shall not attempt at this time to describe that battle. 
Suffice it to say that the Federal forces were at first driven from 
their encampment in confusion, through an attack made upon 
them at an early hour in the day by the Confederate forces, who 
were in superior numbers ; that later in the day the Federal forces 
were rallied by General Sheridan, faced about, and making a gal- 
lant attack upon the Confederates, then flushed with victory, put 
them to utter rout. Taking everything into consideration, it was 
one of the most gallant and unique engagements of the war, and 
the memory of Sheridan's ride from Winchester to Cedar Creek 
on that memorable 19th of October, 1864, will long remain fresh 
and green in the annals of the civil war. 

This battle of Cedar Creek was the first engagement in which 
the detachment participated, and wherein it received its baptism 
of fire. It can truthfully be said that it sustained its part well, 
and materially aided in the final triumphant repulse and defeat of 
the Confederates. In justly estimating and awarding to the 
detachment its fair and well-merited meed of praise for its conduct 



14 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

on that occasion, it must be remembered that at the time of the 
engagement scarcely a month had elapsed since the members of 
the detachment had been drawn from the peaceful avocations of 
home life, and had but little or no acquaintance with military 
drill, tactics, or discipline. 

Lieut. Augustus Phillips, of Company F, the acting Adjutant 
of the detachment, was severely wounded early in the engage- 
ment. Two privates (whose names I am unable to obtain) had 
started to remove him from the field of battle, but they had not 
proceeded far when he died, and at this time the Confederates 
being on the advance and the Federals retiring, his body was 
left on the field of battle. After the battle was concluded the 
body was recovered, but it had been stripped of everything save 
a part of the underclothing. I understand that Lieutenant Phillips 
was buried on the field of battle. It is said that for a day or two 
preceding his death Lieutenant Phillips seemed to be laboring 
under a premonition of some disaster personal to himself. 

From the best information obtainable, the names of the en- 
listed men of the detachment killed at the battle of Cedar Creek 
are : Peter E. Eldred, of Company A ; Lester E. Wybourn, of 
Company B ; Joseph Menway and John Sabin, of Company D ; 
and John M. Wing, of Company F. These five persons were 
buried on the field of battle. After the battle Private William 
H. Victory, of Company A, was missing ; he never returned to 
the detachment or the regiment, and his fate was never known. 

To indicate the burial-place of Peter E. Eldred, a marker or 
headboard was made from a part of a hardtack box and placed at 
the head of the grave, and his name, company, regiment, and 
when and where killed was carved thereon by Mr. Amos Youmans. 

The following named enlisted men of Company A were 
wounded, viz. : Andrew W. Fish, Richard Baker, Andrus L. Gil- 
bert, D wight Parkhurst, Henry Hale, George Bailey, William 
Visgar, Franklin Collins, Tucker Woodson, John P. Coe, Aaron 
Stoughtenger. 



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Andrew W. Fish and Dwight Parkliurst were sent to a hos- 
pital, where they died within about a month after the battle. 
After the battle Private Parkliurst was found lying on the field 
of battle, badly wounded through the hips ; he had been nearly 
stripped of all his clothing by the Confederates. Men of other 
regiments found Mr. Parkliurst, who communicated the fact to 
the men of the detachment. The men who found Mr. Parkliurst 
had cared for him as best they could — had built a fire near liim 
and had covered him with dry hides that had been left on the 
ground by the army butchers. The men of the detachment learn- 
ing of Mr. Parkhurst's condition and whereabouts, Private Amos 
Youmans and three others proceeded to the place indicated, and, 
by means of a stretcher improvised from two pieces of fence-rail 
and a tent cloth, carried Mr. Parkliurst to a camp-fire of the de- 
tachment, and the next morning he was carried in an ambulance 
to the hospital. 

Henry Hale was taken to a hospital, where he remained until 
sufficiently recovered to be sent to his home in Vohiey or Scriba, 
where he died shortly after his arrival. 

I am unable further to follow the ultimate fortunes of the 
other wounded men of Company A above named. 

The following named enlisted men of Company B were 
wounded, viz. : James Allen, William Blackwood, John P. Ken- 
nedy, William J. Moore, Lewis Parmentier, George W. Peed, 
Matthias Strawback, Charles A. Wilks, Charles Woolson, Thomas 
M. Wood, Sergeant Daniel D. Hartigan, Sergeant Edwin Snyder, 
Corporal William P. Stevens, Corporal James Pearson. 

The following named enlisted men of Company D were 
wounded, viz. : Charles D. Feriss, Joseph Flanagan, William 
Hewitt, Whitmore Percival, Dunham C. Shapley, Frederick 
Younglove, Sergeant Alfred Moran, Sergeant George G. Barber. 
Private John Sabin, of Company D, who was killed as heretofore 
stated, was shot while in close proximity to Sergeant ^f. Y. 
Wadleiffh. 



16 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

The following named enlisted men of Company F were 
wounded, viz. : Willis E. Brunott, John W. Budds, Job Babcock, 
James Lowden, David Marshall. 

Private James Allen, of Company B, was removed from the 
field of battle to the field hospital, where he died from his wounds 
in a day or two after the battle. I am unable to state further as 
to the wounded men of Companies B, D, and F, above named. 

To recapitulate, at the battle of Cedar Creek the detachment 
lost one officer and five enlisted men killed, thirty-eight enlisted 
men wounded, and one missing ; making a total of forty-five 
killed, wounded, and missing. 

After the battle had terminated, the detachment returned to 
the encampment from which it had been so unceremoniously 
driven in the early morning, and where it remained encamped 
until the 9th day of November, 1864. On that date it broke 
camp and marched to Camp Bussell, near Winchester, where it 
remained, doing camp, guard, and picket duty, until the 3d day 
of December, ISGi, when it marched to Stephens Depot, a dis- 
tance of about four miles from Winchester, and there embarked 
in cars for Washington, D. C, and reached its destination on the 
4th of December, 1864. 

While the detachment was at Camp Bussell, Major Ferguson 
was taken sick and was obliged to absent himself from the detach- 
ment, and did not return to duty until after the detachment had 
reached and joined the regiment at Harrison's Landing. 

At Camp Kussell a detail was made of from sixty to one hun- 
dred and fifty men under Captain Town, Lieutenant Warn, and 
anotlier Lieutenant ; the duty of the detail was that of guarding a 
wagon train destined for Martinsburg. 

In the afternoon of the 4th of December the detachment 
boarded the steamer Charlotte Yanderbilt, en route for City 
Point, Ya., which place it reached about or soon after noon of the 
5th of Decetnber, 1864, and at once disembarked. Not long 
before reaching City Point the detachment passed Post Harrison's 
Landing, situated on the James River, at which place at that 



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time was stationed the remaining portion of the One Hundred 
and Eighty-fourth Regiment. Upon passing Harrison's Landing 
the detachment loudly cheered. 

It may, I think, be truthfully said that the campaign in the 
Shenandoah and Luray valleys involved three hundred and fifty 
or four hundred and fifty miles of hard marching, with alternate 
heat, cold, and rain ; at times the line of march enveloped in sti- 
fling dust, then wading through the mud — and one never having 
seen or experienced the mud of that portion of Virginia can have 
no adequate conception of its stickiness. Many of the men were 
without tents, blankets, or overcoats, and suffered severely from 
exposure to the elements. It may be added that the detachment 
at all times during that campaign did its full share of camp, 
guard, picket, and fatigue duty. During the campaign, Lieut. 
Augustus Phillips acted as Adjutant until his death at Cedar 
Creek; thereafter, Lieut. Joel H. Warn. Lieut. S. H. Brown 

acted as Quartermaster. 

* * * 

The fortunes of the four companies (who, under the circum- 
stances, may almost be entitled to the appellation of the " Lost 
tribes of Israel") have now been followed until we have arrived 
at a fitting point to take up the history of the doings and wander- 
ings of the six companies. 

It will be remembered that it has heretofore been stated that 
the field and staff ofiicers joined the six companies at a point near 
the front, at Bermuda Hundred, at about 6 o'clock p. m. of the 
26th day of September, 186-1. Perhaps it would be well, and 
liberty is asked, to quote extracts from a diary kept of the princi- 
pal matters occurring at this period, as it may serve more vividly 
to bring before you on this occasion what happened more than 
thirty years ago. There is every reason to believe that such 
extracts as may be made are truthful and may be implicitly relied 
on, for the several entries upon the diary were made at the time 
or substantially the time of the happening of the several events 
therein recorded, and were not made for publication : 



18 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

"We reached the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth camp about 
6 P.M.; found the boys camped in an opening; on either side of 
our regiment were camped Pennsylvania regiments of one year ; 
found the boys had a few tents. We slept in the Adjutant's tent ; 
it was somewhat crowded, there being six of us ; however, about 
9 p. M. we spread our blankets on the ground and laid down to 
sleep ; while so lying, one could distinctly hear the picket firing 
at the front. Found the regiment in utter confusion, and things 
looking discouraging and squally. Had the pleasure on reaching 
the camp of meeting Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Spencer. 

On Tuesday, September 27, 1864, after breakfasting upon 
hardtack and fried pork, orders were received from Colonel Pot- 
ter to strike tents and for the regiment to be ready to move at 
10.30a.m. Tents were immediately struck, and at 11.30 a.m. 
the regiment marched to Bermuda Hundred, where orders were 
received to report to Brigadier-General Marston at Fort Pocahon- 
tas, or Wilson's Landing, sometimes known as Brandon. On leav- 
ing camp in the morning, three hundred and forty-four men and 
twelve officers of a New Jersey regiment (Thirty-eighth 'New 
Jersey, Colonel W. J. Sewell), by order of Colonel Potter, were 
placed in charge of the commanding officer of the One Hundred 
and Eighty-fourth. 

At 1.30 p. M. the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth and other 
troops left Bermuda Hundred for Fort Pocahontas on the steamer 
Thomas Powell. The New Jersey troops were transported on the 
steamer Portsmouth. The One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regi- 
ment reached Fort Pocahontas at 4 p. m. of the same day, and on 
reaching the landing or wharf, received orders that the One Hun- 
dred and Eighty-fourth should disembark and that the New Jersey 
troops should return to Fort Powhattan, sometimes called Wyna- 
moke, which had been passed on the way to Fort Pocahontas. 

While at the wharf at Fort Pocahontas, and either just before 
or at the time of the disembarkation of the One Hundred and 
Eighty-fourth, General B. F. Butler passed across the wharf with 
his aides and went on board a small despatch boat lying at the 



New York State Volunteers. 19 

wharf, bound for City Point or Bermuda Hundred, as was said. 
After landing, the tents of the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth 
were pitched inside the breast-works of the fort; got our supper, 
consisting of fried pork, hardtack, and tea. 

On Wednesday, September 28, 1S64, at about 9 a. m., an 
order was received for a detail of one hundred and twelve men 
and two commissioned officers for picket duty ; the order was 
promulgated and executed. At 12 o'clock m, an order was re- 
ceived to send two companies to Harrison's Landing, and without 
delay two companies were despatched by the steatner Thomas 
Powell. The names of the two companies so sent forward to 
Harrison's Landing must be supplied by your recollection. At or 
about 3 p. M., by invitation, the writer accompanied Brigadier- 
General Marston and Dr. Rice, of the Eighty-first ISTew York 
Volunteers, in a ride to and along the picket lines, inspecting same. 
While on such inspection, Brigadier-General Marston promised 
that the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth should be sent to Harri- 
son's Landing. At 5 p. m. of this day Lieutenant Morris and 
forty-two enlisted men arrived. 

On Thursday, September 29tli, letters were written to the 
Secretary of War, to D. C. Littlejohn, M. C, and to Governor 
Seymonr, urging the union of the One Hundred and Eighty- 
fourth, and stating the manner in which it had become separated. 
At about 1 o'clock p. m. four companies of the One Hundred and 
Eighty-fourth received orders to proceed to Harrison's Landing 
without delay, and the greater portion of such four companies, 
together with the field and staif, embarked on the headquarter 
despatch boat, the steamer Ella, bound for Harrison's Landing, at 
which place they arrived at about 3.30 p.m., and immediately 
camped in quarters that had been used by the regiment com- 
manded by Colonel Holman, that had been ordered to the front. 
Upon arriving at Harrison's Landing a company of cavalry was 
found to be in temporary charge of the post Harrison's Landing, 
which was commanded by a Lieutenant Miles, from Massachusetts. 
There was also a detachment of Pennsylvania artillery at tlio 



20 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

post. It may be remarked here that Harrison's Landing was 
sometimes known as Berkeley, a manorial residence before the 
Revolution. It was at one time the residence of the Harri- 
son family, and the birthplace of Ex-President William Henry 
Harrison. The fortifications were extensive and in the form of 
an oval, and at or near the apex of the fortification was a magazine 
stored with ammunition, etc. ; the breast-works, and the space en- 
closed, rested upon the James River. The post was in plain siglit 
of City Point. The afternoon the regiment reached the post the 
booming of cannon at the front could be distinctly heard, and at 
night the firing was heavy and continuous, and the flash of the 
guns could be distinctly seen. The breast-works at Harrison's 
Landing enclosed a space of perhaps twenty-five to thirty acres. 

On the 30th of September the remainder of the four com- 
panies reached the post, leaving two companies at Fort Pocahon- 
tas. To-day, details were made for picket, camp, and guard duty. 
The farthest point at this time covered by our picket lines was at 
a point on Herring Creek, sometimes called " The Wade," some- 
times " Widow Rowland's Mill," for at this point there was a grist- 
mill and residence owned or at least occupied by a widow lady by 
the name of Rowland, who was a native of New Jersey. On the farm 
connected with this and adjacent property at this time were to be 
distinctly seen the lines of McClellan's breast-works after he fell 
buck to the James River through the Chickahominy region, and 
hundreds of tent and ridge-poles could there be seen. The high- 
way leading north from Harrison's Landing to "The Wade," 
extended, was one of the direct roads through the Chickahominy 
region or swamp to Richmond, and beyond "The Wade" and 
bearing northeast the road led to Charles City Court House, thence 
to Norfolk. The mansion house within the breast-works was at 
once designated and occupied as a post hospital. By order, the 
reo-imental commander was detached from the regiment and 
placed in command of the post. 

On Saturday, October 1st, the pickets sent or brought in two 
deserters, who claimed that they had enlisted at Syracuse, N. Y. 



New York State Volunteers. 21 

They were sent forward the same day by the mail boat to Gen- 
eral Marston, at headquarters of the separate brigade. A full 
mail for the regiment reached the post to-day. 

On Sunday, October 2d, information was received that Gen- 
eral Marston had been ordered to the front. Later, Dr. Strong 
reached the post, bringing orders for him to remain at Harrison's 
Landing until further orders. The firing was very heavy and 
continuous to-day on General Grant's left (Petersburg). At about 
11 p. M. the commanding officer of the post visited the camp 
guard, and upon arriving at the sally-port the sentinel was leaning 
against the parapet; upon being spoken to, he at once cried 
"Halt!" brought his gun up and fired, the ball from the gun 
passing uncomfortably near the officer. 

On the night of the 3d of October, and in the absence at Fort 
Pocahontas of the commanding officer of Post Harrison's Landing, 
there was an alarm occasioned by one of the sentinels on guard 
firing at a white dog, calling out the force and manning the 
trenches. The incident was laughable, but rather inconvenient. 

October 5. — At 3 p. m. a despatch boat from City Point reached 
the wharf at Harrison's Landing, bringing Brigadier-General 
Hunt and a Colonel on General Mead's staff and an unknown 
officer; after giving certain instructions to the Post Commander, 
they left for City Point. 

October 7. — Orders were received that the command of the 
separate brigade and department had been temporarily turned 
over by General Marston to Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson, of the 
Second New Hampshire Volunteers. 

October 8. — K scout named Myers, from Richmond, on his 
way to General Grant at City Point, came into the post. Lieu- 
tenant Grant, of Company G, was about this date appointed Post 
Commissary. 

October 9. — Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson, commanding the 
separate brigade, arrived on steamer Ella and rode out to picket 
line, vidette post, and McClellan's fortifications, accompanied by 
the commandant at Harrison's Landing. After Lieutcnant-Col- 



23 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

ouel Patterson left, a prisoner was sent in from the picket line; 
he was sent to the guard-house, and later on to department head- 
quarters at City Point ; he had important intelligence for General 
Grant from Richmond. 

October 10, — At 10 a. m. the Post Commandant left on the 
steamer General Howard for General Butler's headquarters, via 
Bermuda Hundred and the upper pontoon bridge, on business of 
the post. Butler's headquarters were in a fine pine grove about 
one mile from Aiken's Landing. The General was at the extreme 
front, and the business was transacted with the acting Adjutant- 
General. Before returning, the celebrated Dutch Gap canal was 
visited, as also the place where our troops were at that time shell- 
ing the enemy. In the evening of the same day Captain Dan. 
O'Brian, of the Twenty-fourth New York Volunteers, reached 
Harrison's Landing. 

October 11. — Tliere were several alarms on the picket lines 
and several shots fired. John C. Lake, of Oswego, N. Y., arrived 
to-day. 

October 12. — On visiting the picket line it was reported by 
the Sergeant of the picket that four strange men had been seen 
to leave Widow Rowland's at near daybreak. The next night six 
men were posted in Widow Rowland's barn, unknown to her, to 
capture the visitors, if possible. At evening, James McKinley, 
Captain Corey, and James Kingsley, from the One Hundred and 
Forty-seventh Yohniteei's, came into camp from City Point. 

October 13. — The Post Commandant, accompanied by Lieuten- 
ant Miles and a cavalry escort, rode out to Harrison's plantation ; 
nothing was found of importance, save an United States ambu- 
lance wagon. While returning to the post, was met by a cavalry- 
man, who reported that three of the cavalry scouts, about three 
miles out from the Widow Rowland's, were attacked by guerrillas 
and one of the scouts killed and one wounded. A hurried march 
was made to the post, whereupon a force of cavalry and twenty- 
five infantry were despatched to the scene of attack. After some 
time tlie force returned, not having succeeded in finding the guer- 



Neiv York State Volunteers. 23 

rillas, but brought in the dead cavalryman. He had been shot 
three times through the chest, and his head was terribly bruised 
and crushed in. The wounded cavalryman will recover. Three cows 
were driven in to-day. A party of twenty went out to-night to drive 
in a quantity of stock understood to be herded about three miles 
outside the picket lines. 

October 14. — About 10 o'clock a. m. the raiding party re- 
turned, bringing with it five cows, two yearlings, three heifers, 
and two hogs. In the afternoon the Post Commandant, accom- 
panied by Dr. Stone, rode out to and along the picket lines, and 
thence to Westover, where there was what remained of a fine old 
colonial mansion, antedating the Kevolutionary War. A profusion 
of roses were in flower in the garden. A monument stood in the 
garden west of the house, upon which appeared an inscription 
nearly defaced by time, and which, by reason of its uniqueness, is 
here reproduced : 

Here lieth the Honorable William Byrd, Esq. Being born to one of the 
amplest fortunes in this country, he was sent early to England for his 
education, where, under the care and direction of Sir Robert Southwell, 
and even favored with his particular instruction, he made a happy pro- 
ficiency in polite and various learning. By the means of the same noble 
friend he was introduced to the acquaintance of many of the first per- 
sons of that age for knowledge, wit, virtue, birth, or high station, and 
particularly contracted a most intimate and bosom friendship with the 
learned and illustrious Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery. He was called to 
the Bar in the Middle Temple, studied for some time in the Low Countries, 
visited the Court of France, and was chosen Fellow of the Royal Society. 

Thus eminently fitted for the service and ornament of his country, he 
was made Receiver- General of His Majesty's revenues here, was thrice 
appointed publick agent to the Court and Ministry of England, and being 
thirty-seven years a member, at last became President of the Council of 
this Colony. To all these were added a great elegancy of taste and life, 
the well-bred gentleman and polite companion, the splendid occonomist 
and prudent father of a family, with constant enemy of all exhorbitant 
power and hearty friend to the liberties of his country. 

Nat. Mar. 28. 1674. Mort Aug. 26, 1744. 

An. jptat 70. 



24 One Hundred and Eighty- fourth Regiment, 

October 15. — To-day Brigadier-General Carr inspected the 
infantry and artillery at the post. In consequence of the few 
cavalry at tliis time present (the rest were out scouting) at the 
post, they were excused from a formal inspection. 

October 16. — During the day a negro lad came to the post ; 
you will probably remember him by the name of Xapoleon 
Bonaparte. 

October 17. — S. N. Dada, of Fulton, arrived at the post. 

October IS. — Adjutant Smith left for Elmira to correct the 
muster-in rolls of the companies. There was some firing on the 
extreme right (Richmond) to-night. 

October 19. — Occurred the first battalion drill by the Post 
Commandant. 

October 20. — Occurred the first formal dress parade. Colonel 
George Harney and Captain Hubbard, of the One Hundred and 
Forty-seventh Regiment, visited the post to-day — came from City 
Point by the headquarter boat. 

October 23. — Had divine service ; sermon by Private Rob- 
bins, a member of Company I. A colored man, woman, and 
child came in from Richmond. 

October 24. — Six cavalrymen and fifteen infantry were sent 
out to protect the crew of the gunboat then lying in the James 
River opposite the post, while the crew were destroying boats in 
Herring Creek. Eight boats were destroyed by the gunboat 
crew ; the boats so destroyed furnished the Confederates and 
guerrillas the means to cross and recross the river at will. 

October 26. — The entire forces at the post were inspected by 
Lieutenant Thompson, Assistant Inspector-General. He was 
pleased to compliment the forces upon their appearance. To-day 
a private by the name of Hall died at the post hospital ; disease, 
fever and dysentery. B}' means of a New York Herald of the 
24th inst,, news was received of the killing of Lieutenant Phillips 
at the battle of Cedar Creek, and of the battle itself. 

October 27. — Private Teague died this morning, and at 3 p, m. 
he and Private Hall were buried with military honors within the 



New York State Votunteers. 25 

fortifications and near the river, under the greenwood trees ; and 
there, after life's fitful fever, they sleep well. Little they'll reck, 
in the graves where their comrades have laid them, the sigh of 
the breeze, the tempest's blast, and the ceaseless murmur of the 
waters of the River James as they flow to the ocean, singing their 
last requiem. Heavy firing all day at the front. 

October 29. — General Carr, the Captain of the monitor lying 
in the river abreast the post, and several other oflicers, visited the 
post. News was received to-day by Lieutenant-Colonel McKinley 
that Adjutant Howard M. Smith was sick and might not return to 
the regiment. 

October 30. — Divine services held in the open air opposite 
post headquarters ; Private Robbins, of Company I, ofliciated. 

October 31. — Heavy firing on the right all day. Captain 
Morrill, of Company M, Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry, reported 
for duty. Lieutenant Miles, of the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry, 
was appointed Provost-Marshal of the post. 

N^ovember 1. — In the afternoon four cavalrymen who were 
outside the lines without permission were captured by the Confed- 
erates, together with two horses and harnesses. The capture took 
place at or near the Westover Church. 

November 3. — About dark, Major Stearns, with Lieutenant 
Davenport, Provost-Marshal of General Butler's forces, and one 
hundred and ten cavalrymen and several prisoners, came in our 
lines on the way from Wilson's Landing (Fort Pocahontas) to 
Bermuda Hundred. The cavalry camped in the rear of the post 
headquarters, in the open air. It rained heavily all night. They 
were without tents. 

November 5. — Lieutenant Oilman with fifty infantry were 
sent out to ambush the Confederate scouts, guerrillas, and bush- 
whackers that trouble our front. 

November 6. — Confederate soldiers were seen in the woods to 
the left of the picket line. Lieutenant Smith with picket reserve 
and Post Commandant proceeded to and about the spot where 
the Confederates were seen, but without success. In the after- 



26 One Hu7idred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

noon divine service was had in open air; preaching by Private 
Kobbins, 

November 8. — Lieutenant Gihnan and detachment returned, 
bringing witli them thirteen horses, tvro mules, and twelve head 
of cattle. In the evening an election was held for Chaplain to 
the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth; it resulted in the election^ 
of Kev. Jacob Post, of Oswego, IST, Y. 

November 9. — At about 1 a. m. the Post Commandant assisted 
Dr. Barnes in amputating the foot of a private at the instep, who 
accidentally or otherwise shot himself through the foot. At about 
8 A. M. a courier brought the news that a force of Confederate 
cavalrymen were outside, beyond "The Wade." All the cavalry and 
fifty infantry, in charge of Lieutenant Smith, were at once des- 
patched to meet them. In about an hour Lieutenant-Colonel 
McKinley, who had previously ridden out to water his horse, rode 
into the post and asked that an additional force be sent out. 
Lieutenant Oilman and eighty men were at once sent out. 
After the last detachment was sent out the entire garrison was 
put under arms. About 3 p. m. the detachments returned ; they 
had exchanged shots with the enemy, who were variously esti- 
mated at from thirty to one hundred strong. No Confederates 
were injured, so far as could be ascertained. One of our cavalry- 
men received a scalp wound ; one had his horse shot dead ; an- 
other cavalry horse received a rifle shot wound in the fleshy 
part of the ham. The picket reserve at night was strengthened 
with fifteen men and a Sergeant; arms stacked in the com- 
pany streets. 

November 10. — Dr. A. S. Coe, of the One Hundred and Forty- 
seventh, visited the post. 

November 13. — Sermon by Private Robbins. In the morn- 
ing the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth received a set of regi- 
mental colors ; they were displayed for the first time at dress 
parade to-day. 

November 16. — A large number of steamers passed up the 
river to City Point, some loaded with troops, some with stores. 
Mr. Mason, of Pulaski, visited the post to-day. 



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IN^ovember 17. — A leave of absence was granted to the Post 
Commandant to go to headquarters of the Fifth Army Corps. 
Yery heavy musketry firing at the front. The Post Commandant 
returned to the post on tlie 19th inst. 

]^ovember 20. — A despatch boat from City Point brought 
intelhgence from General Grant's headquarters that a force had 
left Richmond to attack Post Harrison's Landing, and ordering 
that extra vigilance be had and maintained ; in consequence, the 
picket line, picket reserve, and vidette posts were strengthened 
and guns stacked in company streets, and men were ordered not 
to undress during night. 

November 21. — The steamer Pioneer arrived, bringing a large 
supply of Thanksgiving gifts, eatables, etc. 

November 25. — A new and more extensive picket line was 
established and vidette posts thrown out further toward Rich- 
mond. During battalion drill two gunboats came down the river 
from City Point, having in tow a number of small boats, and 
indulged in gunboat exercises in the river off the post. About 
this date Corporal Warren C. Emmons, of Company H, died, and 
was buried with military honors. His body was interred within 
the fortifications. 

November 27. — A bridge was built on the picket line. Dr. 
Rice, Adjutant E. A. Cooke, and Charles Hart reached the post 
from City Point. 

November 28. — General inspection, Lieutenant H. P. Thomp- 
son acting as Inspector-General. 

November 29. — A large monitor anchored in the river opposite 
the post. 

November 30. — Two gunboats that had lain at the post dock 
all night left for City Point. About 10 a. m. the signal telegraph 
was completed, and the post has now direct connection with City 
Point and the headquarters of the Army of the James, as also 
General Grant's headquarters. 

December 1. — At 3 v. m. General Carr, Colonel Sewell, and 
Lieutenant-Colonel Angell, of Fort Powhattan, with their wives, 



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reached the post and were entertained as handsomely as possible. 
At evenin<5 Adjutant Smith reached the post, looking better 
than when he left, but still far from well. 

December 2. — Second Lieutenant Carter, of Company K (I 
think), arrived at the post. 

December 3. — Post headquarters and new quarters for the 
One Hundred and Eighty-fourth were practically finished to-day. 
The new quarters for the regiment are very commodious. 

December 4. — Inspection of quarters to-day. In the after- 
noon divine services were held in the open air in front of post 
headquarters ; a man from Pennsylvania preached. 

December 5. — About 10 a. m. the steamer Charlotte Yander- 
bilt passed up tlie river, headed for City Point, and from the cheer- 
ing on the steamer it was believed that the four companies from the 
Yalley were on board. So strong was the impression that this might 
be the fact, that Lieutenant-Colonel McKinley was without delay 
despatched by the headquarter boat to City Point to investigate, 
and, if true that the detachment had arrived, to use every means 
in Ills power, even to an appeal to General Grant personally, to 
effect the union of the regiment, and, in case of necessity, to tele- 
graph to the Post Commandant and he would go personally to 
City Point and endeavor by every means in his power to effect 
the desired object. The hours wore slowly away. Many eyes 
were watching for the coming of a steamer. The signal station 
was watched for intelligence ; none came from that source. Later 
in the day a steamer was observed making its way down the river 
from the direction of City Point. The anxiety of the Post Com- 
mandant was at fever heat when, at about 6 p. m., the steamer 
rounded to the dock and the four companies. Captain Palmer in 
command, disembarked. The long and earnestly desired event 
had happened — the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment 
was for the first time in its history a unit. As may well be imag- 
ined, the greater part of the night was spent in mutual congratu- 
lations and in narrating to each other what had occurred in our 
army experience. Not the least of our congratulations was the 



New York State Volunteers, 29 

fact tliat the six companies could now enjoy the benefit of the 
experience of tlie four companies, and that the field and staff 
would be reinforced by the experience and capacity of Major 
Ferguson. 

December 7. — In the afternoon the troops were marched to 
"Westover in heavy marching order by the way of the reserve 
station, and thence to camp again. 

December 9. — Light snow, the first of the season here. 

December 14. — About 1 o'clock this morning a tug arrived 
from General Butler's headquarters with an order directing that 
the cavalry be ready to march at 10 a. m., with ten days' rations 
and four days' forage. The order was promulgated to Captain 
Morrill of the cavalry by the Post Commandant personally, but 
nothing resulted — no movement took place. 

December 17. — The Post Commandant came up from Fort 
Pocahontas by the steamer Pioneer to the post and found matters 
in some confusion. The night before Brad by 's daughter was 
killed by another girl. A raiding party from the post brought in 
one hundred and forty-three bushels of corn in the ear. 

December 19. — Warm as in June. The Pioneer left for Nor- 
folk, Lieutenant Johnson, Acting Adjutant-General, on board. 
Dr. Rice received an order to muster out. 

December 22. — The Post Commandant went to Harrison's 
Landing by the mail boat and assisted Adjutant Smith about his 
returns, and at evening there was a dress parade — the first one 
had by the regiment as an entirety. Gave three cheers for the 
victory of General Thomas, three for the State of New York, the 
colors, and tlie One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment. The 
Post Commandant returned to Fort Pocahontas. 

December 24. — At Fort Pocahontas Major Tantum and party, 
with tlie Pioneer, went after the family and goods of a Mr. Pear- 
man ; returned safely same night with the parties and property, 
and next day were taken to Norfolk on the Pioneer. Mr. 
Pearman was a L^nion man and had been of service to the cause of 



30 One Hundred and Eighty -fourth Regiment, 

the United States, and for these reasons was very obnoxious to 
the Confederates. 

December 25. — Christmas ; passed without incident. 

December 30. — Major William B. C. Pearsons, United States 
Paymaster, reached the post to-day and paid off the Third Penn- 
sylvania Artillery. 

December 31. — All quiet in camp to-day. Rev. Jacob Post 
reported to-day and was mustered in by the Colonel of the One 
Hundred and Eighty-fourth. 

January 1, 1865. — Passed without incident. 

January 3. — Two inches of snow. 

January 4. — Quartermaster Dunn left for Oswego. 

January 5. — Adjutant Smith left for home. The expedition 
for Wilmington, commanded by General Terry, passed down the 
river, the troops on the boats giving us cheers as they passed. 

January 6. — The Pioneer, with General Carr, wife and son, 
passed up the river to City Point. 

January 8. — Divine service in open air before post headquar- 
ters ; Chaplain Post officiated. Lieutenant-Colonel McKinley and 
Captain Town went to the front. 

January 9. — McKinley, Town, and Mr. and Mrs. E,. H. Spen- 
cer reached the post by the steamer Swan. 

January 10. — Mr. and Mrs. Spencer left for City Point. 
Major Ferguson arrived by the Swan and reported for duty ; the 
Major was warmly welcomed. 

January 11. — Major Ferguson with the Post Commandant 
visited the picket lines, and at battalion drill nearly all the officers 
of the regiment were present. Dr. Stone left the post. The 
Doctor was esteemed by the regiment. Surgeon Barnes arrived. 

January 12. — Captain Town left for home on leave of absence. 

January 14. — Major Ferguson, a civilian, and a party of in- 
fantry, went out to Westover Church for lumber. At evening 
two scouts reached the post from General Grant's headquarters. 

January 15. — Major Ferguson, a civilian, the two scouts, and 



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one hundred infantry, went out on an expedition ; returned in 
safety. Divine service in open air ; Chaplain Post officiated, 

January 16. — The Chaplain performed the marriage ceremony 
between a colored man and woman. The marriage took place in 
the open air before post headquarters. An amusing incident oc- 
cnrred while this marriage was being celebrated ; doubtless some 
of you will remember to what I allude. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. 
Spencer reached the post this evening. 

January 17. — Intelligence was received that General Carr had 
been summoned to Norfolk and that the Post Commandant had 
command of the separate brigade. News was received this even- 
ing of the capture of Fort Fisher. 

January 19. — Lieutenant-Colonel Angell, of the Thirty-eighth 
New Jersey Yolunteers, inspected the One Hundred and Eighty- 
fourth and in the afternoon drilled the regiment. 

January 20. — The Major, Adjutant, and a civilian left for the 
front. Heavy firing all day at the front. 

January 23. — The firing at the front this evening is very severe 
and sounds like a heavy conflict. 

January 2-1. — Terrific firing at the front all night. 

January 26. — The new Ironsides and other war vessels passed 
up the river toward City Point. 

January 28. — The commissions of J. H. Warn, as Adjutant, 
and Andrew Y. Bockus, as Lieutenant, were received. 

January 31. — Inspection of regiment, detachment of artillery, 
and provost guard. Evening warm and balmy ; moonlight ; ne- 
groes singing, and every one appears to be feeling well. 

February 1. — Inspection of cavalry. 

February 3. — Heavy firing at the front. In raising flag-pole 
for post headquarters, the rope broke ; pole fell and broke in two, 

February 4. — Between 8 and 9 a. m. the outer infantry vidette 
post, beyond "The Wade," was attacked and our men captured. 
Major Ferguson, in command of twenty-five cavalrymen, was at 
once despatched in pursuit of the rebels and to retake our men if 
possible. About 4 v. m. the expedition returned safely to the 



32 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

post, having recaptured our men, killed one of the rebels (John 
Roach), and brought in one prisoner, a mule, three Spencer re- 
peating rilles, and other property — a good day's work. The names 
of the enlisted men thus captured and recaptured are as follows : 
Otis Kipp, Stephen Trent, William Galloway, and Charles Lester, 
all of whom were members of Company C. 

February 7. — All day (judging from the sound) there has been 
a terrible fight at the front. 

February 8. — Post flagstaff completed and flag unfurled. 
About 9 p. M. there was an alarm on the picket line ; four shots 
fired at the picket ; no harm done, however. Heavy firing at the 
front to-day. 

February 12, — Two alarms on the picket line. 

February 14. — A force of twenty-five cavalry was sent out 
on scout. 

February 17. — Major Payne, of the One Hundred and Third 
New York Volunteers, reached the post by the Swan. 

February 19. — Ira L. Jenkins, of Oswego, arrived at the post. 

February 21. — Received news of the fall of Charleston. 

February 27. — The Post Commandant went to City Point by 
the Swan, with intelligence for General Grant, but the latter being 
at the front, as was said, the same was communicated to General 
Patrick and Colonel Sharpe. 

February 28. — Forces at the post mustered for pay. 

March 5. — Inspection of quarters. Divine service under 
charge of Chaplain Post. Dr. Coe arrived at the post by the 
evening boat. 

March 12. — Inspection of quarters. Divine service out of 
doors ; sermon by Mr. Johnson, of Palermo. While he was 
preaching two couriers from General Sheridan to General Grant 
arrived ; news good and cheering. The couriers were sent forward 
without delay. 

March 18. — General Carr and party arrived at the post. 

March 19. — Preaching in the open air by Private Robbins. 



New YorJc State Volunteers. 33 

March 21. — Lieutenant-Colonel McKinley, Captains Palmer 
and Morse, Lieutenants Gil man and Peavj, and the Post Com- 
mandant, went to the headquarters of the Twenty-fourth Army 
Corps to attend a court-martial as witnesses. 

March 23. — A reconnoitering party was sent out in command 
of Lieutenant Gilman. 

March 25. — About 4 p. m. General Sheridan and some ten 
tliousand cavalry encamped at or about Westover Church. 

March 26. — About 12 o'clock last night dispatches were re- 
ceived by the Post Commandant from General Grant, destined for 
General Sheridan, with orders to forward without delay. Adju- 
tant Warn was ordered to carry the dispatches to General Sheridan. 
He was accompanied on his mission by Captain Outerson, and 
later they returned, reporting that their mission had been success- 
fully accomplished. About 8 a. m. General Sheridan and staff 
rode into our lines and to post headquarters, where he (his staff 
having strolled about the post) remained for over an hour ; after 
which General Sheridan and staff embarked upon the Swan for 
City Point. Meanwhile his cavalry were marching to the pon- 
toon bridge near Bermuda Hundred, and thence to City Point. 
By the Swan Major Ferguson proceeded to the headquarters 
of General Gibbon, and returned in the evening, bringing very 
satisfactory news. During the stay of General Sheridan at post 
headquarters, much was said by him about the progress of the war, 
future possibilities, probabilities and results, and the cavalry move- 
ment afterwards resulting in the battle of Five Forks was clearly 
foreshadowed. Much was said about the enormous war supplies 
of all kinds then collected and stored at City Point, and the terri- 
ble effects that would result if by any chance the Confederates 
should capture that base of supplies ; that the post Harrison's 
Landing was an important key to such movement, and must be 
held at all hazards ; that if the forces then at ILarrison's Landing 
had not done tlieir whole duty in the past and did not enjoy the 
fullest confidence of those entrusted with the conduct of the war, 
they would long since have been removed and their places taken 



34 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

by troops considered more reliable ; that while post and garrison 
life was irksome and tiresome, yet good soldiers had but one rule 
to follow, and that was to obey orders under any and all circum- 
stances ; that he was pleased with the post and the appearance of 
the officers and men, and the vigilance observed in those who were 
doing vidette and picket duty. This is but a meagre outline of 
what was said by General Sheridan on this occasion, and memory 
at this distance fails to recall many minor and interesting details 
of what was said on the occasion referred to. The Post Com- 
mandant accompanied General Sheridan to the steamer, and on 
parting bade him God-speed. 

March 28. — Paymaster Pearsons arrived. 

March 29. — The regiment was paid off. 

March 30. — Last night the cannonading at the front, especially 
Petersburg, was continuous, and it has continued all day. By 
order of General Carr, Companj^ I was sent to Fort Pocahontas. 
Company I was transported on the Swan. 

April 1. — Heavy firing on the left (Petersburg) all night, 

April 2. — Inspection of quarters. Intelligence was received 
this evening of the capture of Petersburg and a large number of 
prisoners. Heavy firing all day, and especially on the right 
(Richmond). 

April 3. — Richmond was taken at 8 o'clock this morning. The 
news was received with great rejoicing. " Glory to God in the 
highest." During the day an occasional gun can be heard at the 
front. 

April 4. — There was a rumor at evening that General Lee had 
surrendered with thirty thousand men. The rumor is not cred- 
ited — it is too good to be true. The Major and party went out 
scouting to-day. 

April 9. — Sermon at the post hospital by Chaplain Post. 

April 10. — i^^ews of the surrender of General Lee and his 
army was received. " Praise God, from whom all blessings flow." 



Neic York State Volunteers. 35 

April 13. — About sunset a salute was fired at Richmond. Can 
it be for the surrender of Johnston ? It is to be hoped so. 

April 16. — About 12 m. heard of the mnrder of President Lin- 
coln and the attempted assassination of Mr. Seward, Secretary of 
State. The news created a profound sensation and has infused a 
deep spirit of revenge in the breasts of the soldiers. God alone 
knows how this murder is to complicate our national troubles. 

April 19. — About 10 a. m., Private Daniel Cole, of Company 
K, while on picket duty, was killed by the ex])losion of a shell 
which he had found in the woods near the picket line. He was 
endeavoring to remove the cap, and the same being rusty, he 
struck it to loosen it. A piece of the shell penetrated his right 
thigh and came out under the left arm. He was mangled horri- 
bly and killed instantly. Private Cole was buried with military 
honors. His grave was made under the trees on the river bank, 
within the fortifications. 

April 25. — The entire force at the post was reviewed by Gen- 
eral Carr and staff. At or near evening General Rufus Ingalls, 
Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the Potomac, visited the 
post and post headquarters. 

April 26. — By order No. 'oQ of the War Department, the post 
flag was displayed at half-mast and mhiute guns were fired every 
half-hour from sunrise to sunset, and by the same order the troops 
at the post were mustered at 10 a. m. to hear said order read. 
Order No. QQ had reference to the death of President Lincoln. 

April 27. — The forces at the post were inspected by Lieuten- 
ant Saulpaugh, Brigade Inspector. 

April 28. — Intelligence of the surrender of General Johnston 
and forces was received, and by order from the War Department 
one hundred guns were fired. The good work marches on apace, 
and the end of this terrible war draws visibly near. 

April 29. — General Carr and party of officers and ladies arrived 
at the post and visited Westover. 

April 30. — Troops mustered for pay by Lieutenant Saulpaugh. 



36 Otie Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

May 4. — Mr. Crenshaw, the owner of Han'ison's Landing 
(Berkeley estate), and Mr. Elliott, the owner of the Westover 
estate, visited the post. 

May 7. — Inspection of qnarters and sermon from Chaplain 
Post. 

May 12 or 13. — The cavalry were ordered from and left the 
post. The force has been effective and very satisfactory. 

May 1-1. — Farewell sermon by Chaplain Post. The guards 
abont the vacant cavalry quarters were doubled. 

May 15. — Intelligence was received that General Carr had left 
for Norfolk, and presumably for his home in New York State, 
and that the Post Commandant was in command of the separate 
brigade. 

May 18. — Inspection by Lieutenant Saulpaugh. At 12 o'clock 
noon General Carr and a party of citizens reached the post by 
headquarter boat and visited Westover. 

May 19. — Shirley, also called Carter's, General Lee's planta- 
tion and residence, built before the Revolution, was visited by 
Major Ferguson, Quartermaster Dunn, and the writer. At about 
sunset orders were received by telegraph from City Point direct- 
ing that the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth be ready to move at 
an hour's notice, and all surplus property be carried with the regi- 
ment. 

May 20. — By virtue of special orders No. 40, all the ordnance 
and ordnance stores, etc., were shipped to Colonel W. J. Sewell, 
Thirty-eighth New Jersey Yolunteers, at Fort Powhattan, 

The writer here ventures to transcribe the last entry made in 
his diary at Post Harrison's Landing : 

Sunday, May 21, 1865. — Arose at 5 a. m. Morning fine. No 
inspection to-day. In the afternoon rode around the picket line, 
visiting all the posts now occupied, as well as those heretofore occu- 
pied. It was a sad ride, and yet not unmingled with satisfaction, 
for I knew that while we had been at this post we had done our 



Neiu York State Volunteers. 37 

whole duty so far as the same had come to our knowledge. About 
sundown it clouded up, and during the whole evening have had a 
furious tliunder-storm. This is probably the last ni^ht at Harri- 
son's Land nig. 

It proved to be tlie last night at Post Harrison's L;mding. 

At this particular point in the regimental history it will not 
be in:ippropriate to state that during the sojourn of the One Hun- 
dred and Eiglity-fourth at Post Harrison's Landing the duties de- 
volved upon tlie regiment were many and arduous, and were at all 
times discharged efficiently and ciieerfnlly. From the very first day 
the regiment reached the post, camp, guard, vidette, and picket 
duty was commenced, and continued each and every day without 
intermission until tlie regiment left the post, excepting the few 
days when the inclemency of the weather forebade it. Squad, 
company, and battalion drill, inspections and dress parades were 
had with the utmost regularity. Various scouting parties were sent 
out that have not received mention in this paper. Inspections 
were had in strict accordance with the army regulations. Toward 
the latter part of the tour of duty at the post, scarcely a day passed 
that scouts and spies were not passing to and from City Point 
and to and from Richmond through the post, and many interest- 
ing incidents might be narrated in connection with such visitations 
by such persons. To narrate them would unduly lengthen this 
paper, and miglit savor of improper and undue personality on the 
part of the writer. It was not infrequent that torpedoes were 
seen floating down the river that had been set afloat by the Con- 
federates higher up the stream, with the hope and expectation 
that some of them at least might chance to collide with our gun- 
boats, monitors, and other craft occupj'ing the river, and thus de- 
stroy our craft. Two, at least, of these torpedoes were captured 
and brought on shore just al)ove and west of our outer picket line. 

For many days prior to the visit of General Sheridan to the 
post as herein narrated, gunboats were patrolling the river from 
time to time from a point near City Point to a point a little 
below "VVestover. The occasion was not infrequent that nioni- 



38 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

tors ancliored off the post; from all which things, and from 
what was said, as well as from disi3atches received at post head- 
quarters from General Grant's headquarters from time to tiine, it 
was then believed, and time and reflection has confirmed that 
belief, that it wns thought at army headquarters that an effort 
might bo nuide at any time to capture Harrison's Landing, thus 
effecting a lodgment on the river from which to make a move- 
ment looking to the destruction of the depot of supplies and muni- 
tions of war at City Point, which, if effected, would have practi- 
cally paralyzed the armies then operating at the front, and espe- 
cially the army before Petersburg and farther south. 

It was for the reasons enumerated, and for other reasons that 
might be stated, that the utmost vigilance was at all times insisted 
upon to guard against surprise. How well those duties were dis- 
charged, and vigilance at all times maintained, you are the only 
living witnesses. Whether the vigilance of the troops at Harri- 
son's Landing prevented an attack upon the post, and then a 
movement on City Point, is and ever will remain an unknown 
quantity and unsolvable problem. Sufiice it to say, no attack was 
made during the occupancy of the post by the One Hundred and 
Eighty -fourth. 

May 22, about noon, the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth 
commenced leaving by steamer for City Point, beginning on the 
right — first three companies, then four companies, and lastly two 
companies, with headquarters. One company remained at Fort 
Pocahontas until later. The One Hundred and Eightj'^-fourth 
camped a little south of the prison, called the '• bull-pen." A few 
days later the remaining company of the One Hundred and Eighty- 
fourth (Company I) arrived at City Point from Fort Pocahontas. 

On May 23d, headquarters of the regiment were located in 
quarters formerly occupied by Colonel Morrison, of the Sixteenth 
New York Heavy Artillery. 

On May 27th, Hon. Elias Root and wife visited the camp 
of the One Hundred and Eightv-fonrth. About this date, the 



Neiv York State Volunteers. 39 

Colonel commanding the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth was 
detached and placed in command of the United States forces sta- 
tioned at City Point. 

The camp of the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth, although 
selected with the greatest possible care, was unhealthy, for it had 
been camped on so frequently that the ground was saturated with 
the oiial and filth of previous camps. The weather was very 
warm and murky, and the water for use was unfit for drinking. 
The consequence was, very soon fevers and bowel complaints made 
their appearance, and the sick-list swelled at a rapid rate, and, 
with it all, the daily detail from the One Hundred and Eighty- 
fourth for camp and prison guard duty was largely increased. 

It was difficult to maintain and enforce a proper discipline, for 
it was conceded on all hands that the civil war was practically 
at an end, and, after the tension of the past few months, caused by 
the suspense and vigilance required, the reaction and rebound was 
proportionately great. 

The days at City Point were without special incident, and 
were passed by the regiment in the usual routine duties. 

On May 29th, the Colonel of the One Hundred and Eighty- 
fourth was returned to duty with the regiment. 

June 11. — Special order No. 67 from department headquar- 
ters was I'eceived at the regimental headquarters. This was an 
order preparatory and looking toward the muster-out of the regi- 
ment. 

June 12. — Lieutenant-Colonel McKinley's health became so 
much affected that he was ordered to the post hospital at City 
Point. 

June 13. — A general court-martial was ordered by the com- 
mander of the Department of the Nottoway, of which court- 
martial the commanding ofiicer of the One Hundred and Eighty- 
fourth was appointed President. The medical officer in charge 
of the hospital reports Lieutenant-Colonel McKinley as very low. 



40 One Hundred and Eighty -fourth Regiment, 

June 18. — General Carr and Captain Johnson, his Acting 
Adjutant-General, were relieved from duty and ordered to their 
homes. The command of the separate brigade was then de- 
volved on the commandant of tlie regiment, as also of tlie forces 
stationed at City Point. For the past few days troops have been 
passing City Point on their way to Washington to participate in 
the grand review, and thence to their homes. 

June 19. — Quartermaster Dunn, Dr. Lovejoy, and the writer 
rode to Petersburg, wiiere the writer had an interview with 
General Hartsuff ; tlie General promised that the regiment should 
be mustered out within ten days. 

June 20. — An interview was had with Captain Remington, 
Chief Commissary of Musters, Department of Yirginia, and in- 
structions received to proceed at once to prepare muster-out 
rolls. These instructions were communicated to the company 
commanders, who at once proceeded to prepare discharge and 
descriptive lists. Quartermaster Dunn was sent to Richmond to 
obtain blank muster-out rolls, etc., and other necessary blanks. 

June 21. — Quartermaster Dunn returned from Richmond with 
muster-out blanks, etc. 

June 22. — Messengers Lieutenant Smith and Private Amos 
Youmans, carrying muster-out rolls, etc., left for department 
headquarters. 

June 23. — Mrs. Ferguson, Captain Palmer, Lieutenant Leon- 
ard, and Sergeant Rich arrived at City Point and the camp of the 
One Hundred and Eighty-fourth. Messrs. Smith and Youmans 
returned with corrected rolls, etc. 

June 24. — The Ninety-sixth New York Volunteers, Lieuten- 
ant-Colonel Ileynes commanding, arrived at City Point from 
Richmond. 

June 25 (Sunday). — By order, the writer turned over the 
command of the forces stationed at City Point to Lieutenant- 
Colonel Heynes, of the Ninety-sixth New York Volunteers, and 
took command of the One Hundred and Eighty- fourth ; and by 



New York State Volunteers. 41 

the same order the separate brigade ceased to exist. Lieutenant 
Smith and Private Youmans left for Eichmoud with corrected 
rolls, etc. 

June 2Y. — The last dress parade of the regiment was had. 

June 29.— Captain Remington, accompanied by two clerks, 
reached the regiment, and about 3 p. m. the muster-out commenced, 
and was finished about 4.30 p.m. Two transports (North Point and 
Robert Morris) reached City Point, and are here for the purpose 
of transporting the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth to Balti- 
more. Commenced placing on board these boats the baggage, 
etc., and during the night and early on the 30th of June the 
regiment embarked— Companies A, B, D, I, and F on the North 
Point, Major Ferguson in command. The remaining companies, 
together with the field and staff, embarked on the Robert Morris. 
There was also embarked the body of one of our privates who 
died at the City Point hospital the day before the embarkation of 
the regiment ; the body w^as carried with us to Syracuse, N. Y. 
The transports so loaded left the dock at City Point about 4 a. m., 
arrivini; at Fortress Monroe about 2 p. m. After about an hour's 
delay at Fort Monroe, the transports left for Baltimore. Soon 
after leaving Fort Monroe the transports parted company. The 
North Point being much the faster boat, was not seen again until 
the Robert Morris reached Baltimore. 

The Robert Morris reached Baltimore Saturday, July 1, about 
10 A. M. The North Point had already arrived, and the troops on 
her had disembarked. 

The regiment thence proceeded to the Soldiers' Rest, and 
after having a dinner which the authorities had kindly provided, 
the regiment reformed and marched to the depot, where some 
unavoidable delay was encountered in consequence of a lack of 
proper transportation for the sick of the regiment. The cause of 
the delay having been obviated, the train left Baltimore bound 
forEbnira, which latter point, after a continuous ride, was reached 
about 4 p. M. of Sunday, July 2. For want of transportation, the 



42 One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment, 

regiment i-eniairied at Elinira, in Barracks No. 1, during the 
night. En i-oiite from Baltimore to Elmira, Orderly Sergeant 
Hiram Lincohi and Private Castle, both of Company H, died, and 
their remains were taken to their several homes. 

July 3. — The regiment took a train for Binghamton, arriving 
at the last-named place at 12 m. After a vexatious delay for want 
of transportation, the regiment left at 5 p. m. for Syracuse, and 
arrived at that place about 12 o'clock midnight. The regiment 
without delay marched to the fair ground south of Syracuse, and 
encamped in due form. Instructions were duly given and pro- 
mulgated that there must be no straggling, and camp guards 
were placed about the camp. 

July 4. — Daybrealv revealed the fact that during the night all 
the regiment save about one hundred men and one or two officers 
had decamped and had availed themselves of a train of cars that 
had been sent to Syracuse by friends in Oswego, in waiting to 
convey the regiment to Oswego and places along tlie line of the 
road, and which would enable the men to meet their friends and 
participate in the national holiday. Had it not been that the 
regiment had in fact been mustered out of service and that the 
only reason that existed for the regiment remaining intact was to 
receive pay, the occurrence of such an unceremonious leave-taking 
would have been a grave breach of military discipline, and would 
never otherwise have occurred. It is proper to say that when the 
above mentioned instructions were given, it was deemed quite 
questionable whether they would be followed, but had they not 
been given, it might have been thought that the commanding 
oflScer of the regiment had been derelict in his duty. 

July 8. — The muster rolls for pay were completed and deliv- 
ered by the mustering officer to the paymaster. 

July 11. — The larger portion of the regiment reported at 
camp for muster and pay. 

July 12. — At about 11 a. m. Major Storms, United States 
Paymaster, began paying, and paid the men of eight companies. 



Neiv York State Volunteers. 43 

wlien the funds then on hand were exluuisted. Companies C and 
I were left unpaid. 

July 14, — About noon Companies C and I were paid — the 
former at the Second National Bank and the latter by Major 
Storms. After the companies and all the officers of the regiment 
save the commanding officer had been paid and discharged, the 
Colonel commanding was paid and discharged, and the One Hun- 
dred and Eighty -fourth Regiment no longer existed in fact, but 
nevertheless remained as a memory. 

A few words may not be out of place iii memory of those of 
the regiment who lost their lives on the field of battle, as also 
those others who lost their lives by disease in the discharge of 
their duty. Very fortunately, the number in both classes is rela- 
tively small. Tiiey have simply preceded us to that land whither 
all are hastening. The lives thus lost and lain down in the serv- 
ice of our country are mute testimonials of their devotion to the 
perpetuity of the institutions of our native laud and its indivisibil- 
ity. The observances upon Decoration Day proclaim the respect 
of the people for the sacrifices thus made by the dead. But, com- 
rades and survivors of the One Hundred and Eighty-fourth, there 
is a solemn but unspoken warning that comes from every life now 
silent in the grave. It asks us not to keep our kisses for the 
dead ; it pleads for tenderness and kindly sympathy toward those 
who are still at our side. They annoy us, perhaps, for they are 
human ; they offend us daily, it may be, for they are not perfect ; 
they tax our forbearance sorely and are often harsh and unjust 
to us. But the grave is only a little way before us all. When 
the face that frowned upon us is white and cold, and the lip that 
mocked us or said cruel things to vex us is forever silent, and the 
hand that menaced us has lost its last hold upon earth, will it be 
any comfort to us that we resented the injury and returned scorn 
for scorn ? Perhaps the fault is not all on one side. It may be, 
to a juster judgment, we have sinned the most in these petty con- 
riicts ; but if we have not, and if the wrong has been wholly un- 



44 One Hundred and Eighty -fourth Regiment. 

provoked, we shall do well to anticipate the day when the river 
of death divides us, and look just now into the eyes we slum, with 
something of that tender, forgiving spirit we fain would show 
when we bend above the unanswering clay. Let us not wait for 
our friends and neighbors to die before we cover them with 
flowers. Let us make our present fellowship a fragrant offering 
that shall be a part of their life, and thus survive in memory 
beyond the tomb. Such flowers and offerings are perennial blos- 
soms, gifted by the chemistry of the heart with perpetual beauty 
and fragrance through the eternal years. 

W. G. ROBINSON. 
Oswego, N. T., May 15, 1895. 



Appendix A. 



MUSTER ROLL OF THE 184TH REGIMENT. 



FIELD AND STAFF. 



Wardwell G. Robinson, 
William P. McKinley, . 
William D. Ferguson, 
Howard M. Smith, . 
John Dunn, Jr., . 
Nelson R. Barnes, . 
Theodore S. Kinnie, 
Jacob Post, 



ColoneL 

Lieutenant-ColoneL 

. Major. 

Adjutant. 

Quartermaster. 

. Surgeon. 

Assistant Surgeon. 

. Chaplain. 



Note.— The uames of some of the enhsted men of the regiment seem to be mis- 
spelled, but they are here reproduced as they appear upon the authentic muster-in 
rolls. It has not been deemed advisable at this late day to attempt corrections. 

Company A. 

commissioned officers. 

Captain. 

First Lieutenant. 

Second Lieutenant. 



Joel S. Palmer, . 
Cheever p. Strong, 
Marquis L. Branch, 



enlisted men. 



Allen, Otis J. 
Appenzeller, Frederick. 
Bailey, George B. 
Booth, Storrs. 
Breeds, Edward. 
Bailey, George. 
Bennett, Jeremiah J. 
Babcock, Abel. * 
Baker, Richard. 
Brown, William. 
Blanchard, G. W. 
Brown, Edward A. 
Collins, Franklin. 
Clark, Albert E. 



Carey, James. 
Chiney, Almon W. 
Cole, Orlando. 
Coon, Amos L. 
Coe, John P. 
Carter, Leonard S. 
Deisser, Henry Clay. 
Dorey, Albert H. 
Drake, Lewis H. 
Dings, Ezra. 
Distin, John W. 
Dutton, Edwin C. 
Elmer, Charles. 
Eldred, Peter E. 



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One Hundred and Eighty -fourth Regiment, 



Emmerick, W. Arthur. 
Fish, Andrew W. 
Frost, Nelson. 
Goss, Ichabod. 
Gasper, Joseph S. 
Gilbert, Andrus L. 
Goodness, Peter. 
Hevvett, Charles. 
Howard, Samuel P. 
Hamilton, Charles H. 
Harris, Levi E. 
Hale, Henry. 
Ingersoll, Byron T. 
Juno, Joseph. 
Jenkins, William. 
Jenkins, Benjamin F. 
Kellogg, George B. 
Kelly, Sylvester F. 
Lewis, Truman \V. 
Llamay, Lewis. 
Lawless, Charles. 
McDougal, William W. 
Mason, George W. 
Morrow, James. 
Outkirk, Abram. 
Osborn, Anson J. 
Patterson, Norton. 
Parkhurrst, Dwight. 
Parker, George W. 
Parsons, George. 
Patrick, John. 
Palmer, Nelson. 



Rice, Charles C. 
Ricketts, Frank. 
Rowlee, Virgil. 
Rowley, Alonzo B. 
Rice, Eber G. C. 
Sherman, Hiram. 
Searles, Alrinza. 
Squires, Francis W. 
Sherman, Caswell. 
Smith, Charles R. 
Stoughtenger, Aaron. 
Stoughtenger, David. 
Stoughtenger, Andrew. 
Smith, Peter. 
Southworth, Theodore J. 
Springer, Christopher. 
Skeel, Munroe. 
Skeel, Francis A. 
Smith, Alfred. 
Scott, David W. 
Tottingham, Joseph. 
Tallon, Luke. 
Visgar, William. 
Victory, William H. 
Victory, James P. 
Visgar, William P. 
Woodsen, Tucker. 
Williams, James. 
Ward, George M. 
Washer, Francis J. 
Youmans, Amos. 
Youmans, Henry. 
Youmans, Levi A. 



William 
James H. 



COMF'A.NY B. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



S. Morse, 
Root, 



Charles H. Peavy, 



Captain. 

First Lieutenant. 

Second Lieutenant. 



Alger, George. 
Allen, James. 
Aylsworth, Albert F. 
Bush, Milton H. 
Butwell, Mark. 



ENLISTED MEN. 

Blackwood, William. 
Bowne, Elijah. 
Barnes, Noble T. 
Cliff, Charles. 
Coon, Lyman S. 



Neiv York State Volunteers. 



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Coon, David. 
Cummins, Justis. 
Carson, Alonzo A. 
Coe, Calvin S. 
Duboise, John. 
Duboise, Harvey. 
Dick, Adolph. 
Donovan, Daniel. 
Duboise, Daniel L. 
Edwards, Milton B. 
Fetherly, Marcus. 
Foster, Llewellyn. 
Forristol, Robert. 
Garrison, Martin. 
Gifford, George. 
Gates, William H. 
Haley, Michael. 
Hammond, Lucius. 
Hall, George. 
Hildebrant, William. 
Himes, Alanson M. 
Hammond, James. 
Hartigan, Daniel D. 
Henderson, Owen. 
Jones, William H. 
Johnson, William I. 
Kelso, David. 
Kinney, Lyman B. 
Kennady, John. 
Kennady, Joseph P. 
Kennady, John. 
Laundre, Joseph. 
Lamoree, Andrew J. 
Lewis, William L 
Maxson, John A. 
Middleton, John. 
Maddison, Wesley. 



McGraw, Thomas. 
Maxson, John. 
Moore, William I. 
Morse, Orville M. 
Monahan, John. 
Mason, Albert P. 
Mellette, Joseph H. 
McCauley, Charles. 
Morey, Charles R. 
Perce, Daniel M. 
Perce, Henry B. 
Peuvey, George S. 
Parkhurst, Rosell. 
Pearson, James. 
Parmentier, Louis. 
Reed, George W. 
Rogers, William A. 
Rhinehart, James H. 
Raven, Isaac W. 
Redhead, Richard. 

Roony, Peter. 

Ross, William H. 

Ramsdell, Norman. 

Spaulding, Scott W. 

Stillwell, Charles T. 

Schuyler, John B. 

Snyder, Edwin. 

Smith, Orrin F. 

Strawbeck, Metras. 

Stephens, William P. 

Tapkin, Thomas. 

Wilks, Charles A. 

Wright, David C. 

Walrod, Nathan R. 

Wybourn, Lester E. 

Woolson, Charles H. 

Woods, Thomas M. 



COMF'ANY C. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



James W. Parkhurst, 
George A. Leonard, 
David Bothwell, 



Captain. 

First Lieutenant. 

Second Lieutenant. 



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ENLISTED MEN. 



Adams, William. 
Baker, Monroe G. 
Byrne, Andrew. 
Baker, Henry E. 
Baxter, John A. 
Brackett, James W. 
Broza, Samuel L. 
Bishop, Nelson J. 
Brown, Augustus. 
Buck, Carlisle T. 
Carter, William. 
Cochran, Henry. 
Crowfoot, Silas E. 
Crofoot, John C. 
Clark, William S. 
Cornrite, Hortio S. 
Clark, Judson C. 
Cole, James A. 
Card, George N. 
Campbell, Samuel S. 
Carries, Charles H. 
Cole, Paren S. 
Campbell, Commodore P. 
Colby, William D. 
Draper, Alfred. 
Draper, James. 
Drake, Edward. 
Edwards, Timothy C. 
Fox, Charles H. 
Ferry, Aron. 
Fineout, Abram W. 
Frent, Stephen. 
Fender, Robert S. 
Gallaway, William H . 
Green, John. 
Gillett, Austin. 
Hulett, Almon. 
Hulett, Arnold. 
Hornpe, Anthony P. 
Hull, Oren H. 
Heald, Zachary. 
Horton, Johnathon, Jr. 
Helmer, Philip H. 
Hall, George. 
Holley, Richard. 
Horton, Daniel M. 



Kipp, Otis A. 
Kennedy, Thomas. 
Lester, Charles A. 
Lockwood, Horace. 
Lockwood, Reuben. 
Lasher, Abner E. 
Leclere, James C. 
Lasher, James H. 
Morehouse, James H. 
Matterson, Wellington. 
Montgomery, James. 
Martin, James H. 
McHaffie, Thomas. 
Meade, Ezra. 
Miller, John B. 
Miller, John W. 
Murwin, Anthony W. 
Newell, Charles S. 
Nims, Chancy A. 
O'Niel, John. 
Oakley, John. 
Peck, Samule. 
Prosser, James H. 
Peckham, Henry A. 
Patchin, Byron. 
Perkins, John A. 
Palmer, George W, 
Pulssifer, George. 
Quoance, James M. 
Robinson, John. 
Rose, Ugene. 
Snyder, John H. 
Skinner, J. H. 
Southworth, Hiram D. 
Southard, Henry. 
Smith, George. 
Sweet, William H. 
Simmons, Norman D. 
Sabine, Albert H. 
Stephenson, William. 
Stephenson, William R. 
Stanton, Isaac R. 
Shutts, Alfcrd. 
Tagul, James. 
Taggart, William. 
Tillson, Charles E. 



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Upcraft, George. 
Upcraft, Charles. 
Wheeler, Albert B. 



Wilson, James G. 
Wood, Burnice. 
Walker, Alva H. 



COIVIF'ANY D. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Sylvester R. Town, .... Captain. 
Augustus Phillips, . . First Lieutenant. 

Joel H. Warn, . . . Second Lieutenant. 

ENLISTED MEN. 



Alvord, John W. 
Allard, John. 
Albro, Samuel C. 
Allen, Henry R. 
Burns, Patrick. 
Bradley, James. 
Bockus, Andrew. 
Bowne, Robert R. 
Bourk, Michael. 
Bonney, Elon G. 
Barbour, George G. 
Cook, Charles O. 
Chambers, Edwin. 
Clarke, William B. 
Carl, E. A. 
Cole, George. 
Dutcher, Himan. 
Dissley, George. 
Dutcher, Gilbert C. 
Daley, Thomas. 
Doolittle, Lewis G. 
Dufifey, Peter. 
Everetts, Andrew J. 
Ferriss, Caleb G. 
Fulton, Thomas. 
Fish, Rial. 
Flanegan, Joseph. 
Fairtile, William M. 
Farrell, William. 
Fenner, George B. 
Garvey, Henry. 
Gilbert, Xavier. 
Geisel, Ludwick. 
Gifford, Edwin 5. 



Gilligan, John. 
Hall, Dewit. 
Hall, Andrew J. 
Hall, Horrace. 
Hoglen, John. 
Hewitt, William. 
Hall, Lorenzo. 
Kingsley, Adson. 
Kirvey, Joseph. 
Keife, John. 
Laying, Charles. 
Leonard, Alonzo S. 
Lippencott, Samuel. 
Miles, Josiah. 
Miles, John. 
Menway, Joseph. 
Mclntire, Jacob. 
Moran, Alfred. 
McGann, Thomas. 
Marrion, John. 
McGuire, Thomas. 
McGraw, William. 
O'Neil, Michael. 
Opp, James. 
Plummer, William H. 
Perceival, Whitmore. 
Parrant, George W. 
Parker, James. 
Parker, George. 
Pepper, James. 
Ryan, William. 
Sabin, John P-. 
Stoughenger, Aaron H. 
Sharp, Benson. 



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Shapley, Dunham C. 
Sharp, Ryerson. 
Stahtnccker, Jacob. 
Stowcll, Hugh. 
Stewart, Walter D. 
Stevens, J. Howard. 
Tappen, James. 
Town, John J. 
Turrill, F. 



Tallman, James. 
Tourot, George. 
Tifft, Mile H. 
Vaughn, Chauncey E. 
Wilt, Andrew. 
Whitney, Heziciah M. 
Wentworth, William H. 
Younglove, Fredic. 



Company E. 



John Sheridan, 
John W. Francis, 
James H. Loomis, 

Averill, William. 
Bennett, Charles C. 
Brown, David. 
Brown, Wallace. 
Buell, M. B. 
Back, Ephraim. 
Buell, Silas. 
Bisnett, John. 
Babcock, S. G. 
Back, William. 
Babcock, C. F. 
Bowen, Theodore. 
Babcock, Walter. 
Burr, Henry. 
Cady, Tunas. 
Clark, John. 
Compton, William F. 
Caywood, B. F. 
Clark, Harry. 
Carley, Ethan B. 
Cauglin, John. 
Chapman, John. 
Carter, Charles F. 
Cleveland, C. F. 
Cook, C. R. 
Cooper, Alvin B. 
Doris, James. 
Deacons, Charles. 



commissioned officers. 

Captain. 

First Lieutenant. 

Second Lieutenant. 



ENLISTED MEN. 



Deacons, Garrett. 
Duhamel, Louis. 
Dann, George D. 
Davis, Harvey. 
D^nn, George W. 
Davis, Edward. 
Emory, William. 
Fall, James. 
Fuller, Thomas B. 
Frost, George. 
German, Andrew. 
Glover, Philos C. 
Godfrey, Milan A. 
Hunter, Henry R. 
Hanill, Michael. 
Haynes, William. 
Howell, William H. 
Hudson, William. 
Hannibal, Wallace. 
Kellsy, Seth. 
Kilmer, Abram. 
Larock, James. 
Maltby, Albert G. 
Morris, Monroe. 
McKay, Carlos. 
McCarthy, John. 
McHale, John. 
Moon, Cassius. 



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Mosher, Freeman C. 
Maloy, Jeremiah. 
Moon, Eugene. 
Newton, William C. 
Newton, Cassius. 
Nelligan, Thomas. 
Norton, Joseph C. 
Persons, Eli. 
Pollay, Alanson B. 
Rowe, Ira L. 
Robertson, Frank I. 
Ramage, Alexander. 
Randall, James K. 
Seely, Orville. 



Salmon, Levi. 
Sheldon, Elihu. 
Satterlee, DeWitt. 
Stewart, John, 
Seymour, John. 
Smith, George. 
Taylor, Edmund. 
Townsend, William R. 
Way, Harvey. 
Wilson, Charles. 
Walrath, John L. 
Withey, John F. 
Wallis, Henry, 
Withey, Silas. 



COMPA^NY K. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

William Dickison, . , , . Captain. 
Irving W. Darrow, , . First Lieutenant. 

Samuel H, Brown, , . Second Lieutenant. 



ENLISTED MEN. 



Armstrong, William, 
Allard, Adalbert, 
Anderson, John W. 
Abbott, Charles G, 
Andelfinger, Edward. 
Burns, Martin, 
Brunot, Willis E, 
Bickley, William. 
Budds, John W. 
Burt, Herbert C, 
Barker, Alfred. 
Bergin, Michael. 
Babcock, Job. 
Burnes, James. 
Colburn, Thomas S, 
Clark, Edward H, 
Coughlan, Daniel. 
Chetney, Armorey. 
Cutway, Lewis. 
Carpenter, Theodore M, 
Cary, Frederick H, 
Cornish, Eugene. 
De Rosier, William. 



Dolan, Patrick. 
Dawson, Thomas. 
Denney, William. 
Dotten, Joseph T. 
Davis, Royal M. 
Dashney, John. 
Dowdle, Peter. 
Eldred, Reuben C. 
FitzGerald, Morris. 
Fineron, Michael A. 
Gorham, Earll. 
Gaines, Edward. 
Grooms, Edward C. 
Goodman, Jefferson. 
Gardner, Edwin H. 
Harrop, James. 
Hinman, Morris. 
Hurlbutt, William W. 
Henessey, William. 
Halliday, Stephen. 
Jacket, Joseph. 
Kevlin, Gilbert. 
Kcefe, James. 



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Kenyon, Thomas. 
Lesarge, Nelson. 
Laverty, Joseph. 
Lathrop, Richard S. 
Loveridge, John W. 
La Lande, Joseph. 
Laporte, Jacob. 
Lamott, Oliver. 
Louden, James. 
Marshall, David. 
Murphy, Patrick. 
McNett, Hiram. 
McCarthy, John. 
McGurie, Michael. 
McDonald, James. 
Maley, Thomas. 
Miller, Joseph. 
Morris, Francis W. 
McDool, John. 
McMillen, David. 
Meacham, Stephen A. 
Kane, Patrick M. 
Northrop, William H. 
Nichols, Harlow A. 
Nelson, Isaac G. 
O'Leary, Joseph. 



O'Harrah, Charles. 
Purse, Eli. 
Plant, Charles. 
Phillipps, DeWitt J. 
Rodgers, Charles D. 
Ryan, John. 
Smith, Charles E. 
Schilling, Ferdinand. 
Steele, James H. A. 
Severance, Henry C. 
Smith, Leander. 
Slawson, Wesley. 
Steele, James T. 
Steele, John. 
Sturge, James. 
Stewart, Gilbert H. 
Simmons, Nelson. 
Smith, George A. 
TuUy, John. 
TuUy, Thomas. 
Van Cleak, George. 
Wolfe, James. 
Wright, James. 
Wadley, Martin V. 
Wing, John M. 
West, Albert. 



CO^^PANY G. 



James T. Outerson, 
Joseph H. Grant, 
Thomas W. Smith, 



COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain. 

First Lieutenant. 

Second Lieutenant. 



Bartlett, S. C. 
Bentley, John E. 
Bishop, Squair. 
Bramne, Alfred. 
Bush, Robert. 
Baxter, Luther F. 
Blossom, George D. 
Blossom, William E. 
Coe, Benjamin P. 
Calkins, John. 



ENLISTED MEN. 

Conent, Allen L. 
Calkins, Florance M. 
Calkins, Royal D. 
Cole, Lucius C. 
Cobb, William. 
Crimshaw, David. 
Comstock, Dewitt. 
Dalrymple, Plyn. 
Daly, Peter. 
Depuy, Johnson L. 



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Douglass, Hartwell. 
Dean, George M. 
Delong, Charles. 
France, Wellington. 
Fish, Francis J. 
France, Wilson, 
France, Martin. 
Flowers, Marshall A. 
Ferney, Anthony. 
Greenwood, Solon. 
Goodroad, William. 
Goodrich, William S. 
Hilliker, Daniel. 
Hunt, James. 
Hastings, Benjamin. 
Hines, Elias B. 
Hubbard, Hernando. 
Ingersoll, Isaac N. 
Ingersoll, Oscar. 
Jones, Elbridge W. 
Kelley, Samuel J. 
Lamb, Joseph H. Jr. 
Lampman, Granville. 
Lighthall, Henry D. 
Larnouth, Ephraim S. 
Lester, Lewis. 
Maltby, Albert A. 
Mandigo, Harvey. 
Munn, Stephen. 
Maultby, Ulrick Z. 
Moody, Delano G. 
Mowry, Oliver B. 
Mcfee, Edward. 
Mason, Henry M. 
Moore, George. 
Mandigo, Alonzo. 
McDugal, William. 
Mellan, Bclah. 



Noyes, Merrit. 
Nagaal, John. 
Orr, Charles H. 
Phillips, Richard. 
Parmenter, Joel E. 
Porter, George E. 
Peck, Ira D. 
Russell, Charles E. 
Rumrill, George W. 
Rice, George S. 
Spencer, Charles B. 
Snyder, John W. 
Smith, James L. 
Sparks, John. 
Seely, Charles. 
Sherman, William D. 
Streeter, J. P. 
Simpson, Robert, Jr. 
Sherman, Irwin. 
Sampson, George L. 
Stewart, Joel. 
Shaftz, Frank. 
Sprague, Nilo. 
Snyder, William A. 
Thompson, Marshall. 
Tilkens, Francis. 
Tyler, Thaddeus W. 
Tanner, Jesse. 
Vanaiken, Ira. 
Wolcott, Silvenus. 
West, Alpheus H. 
Williams, John M. 
Wood, Samuel A, 
Wescott, Allen B. 
Wheeler, Eugene. 
Wilder, John. 
Weldon, Sidney. 
Williams, Wallace J. 



COIvlF»ANY H. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Henry W. Ramsey, .... Captain. 
George W. Woodin, . . First Lieutenant. 

Thomas M. Watkins, . . Second Lieutenant. 



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ENLISTED BIEN. 



Anderson, George W. 
Briant, Ira B. 
Bryant, Miles. 
Brockett, Timothy. 
Burgdorf, Sherland. 
Bellows, Horatio. 
Burghart, William. 
Baker, Albert. 
Buckley, William. 
Blankman, Robert. 
Branard, Henry A. 
Clock, Simon P. 
Clock, Edwin I. 
Coss, George W. 
Carroll, Irwin. 
Chappel, Ebenezer. 
Chappell, John. 
Campbell, George. 
Church, Tyler. 
Church, William. 
Cole, Peter. 
Clapp, Ashley. 
Defendorf, James H. 
De Bow, Lewis. 
Damuth, Nelson. 
Deacon, David. 
Davis, Henry E. 
Devendorf, Edwin C. 
Dolley, Alonzo. 
Davis, Lorenzo. 
DeWolf, Moses. 
DeWolf, James. 
Downs, Charles D. 
Dennis, John H. 
Emmons, Warren C. 
Esterbrooks, Andrew. 
Fancher, Franklin. 
Fidler, Godfrey. 
Farley, Giles. 
Flannaghan, John M. 
Fellows, Willis. 
Fuller, John W. 
Hoyt, Horace D. 
Humphery, Walter C. 
House, Wellington P. 



Hoyt, James. 
Hayt, Francis E. 
Hoyt, Henry B. 
Hayt, Joseph J. 
Hewitt, Franklin F. 
Herrick, Andrew J. 
Greenleaf, John M. 
Gero, Charles. 
Graham, William. 
Johnson, Adelbert. 
Johnston, Charles N. 
Ingerson, Albert B. 
Keller, William. 
Lincoln, Hiram H. 
Ladd, Horace. 
Morse, Salvo. 
Meeney, John. 
Myers, Edward. 
Mergillroyd, Oscar. 
Matthews, Charles C. 
Murphy, Samuel W. 
More, John R. 
Marks, Daniel E. 
Mattison, Andrew. 
Mattison, Milton. 
Miller, John H. 
Nicholson, William. 
Priest, William. 
Patterson, George W. 
Parker, Robert. 
Robinson, George. 
Root, Elir. 
Root, Charles H. 
Rice, George W. 
Smith, George. 
Sobles, William. 
Smith, John. 
Smith, Thomas H. 
Scranton, Francis H. 
Smith, Lewis. 
Schroder, William. 
Slawson, Dexter. 
Thomas, William H. 
Turo, Abram. 
VanAlstine, William O. 



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VanAntwerp, Jacob. 
White, John W. 
White, William F. 
Wood, Samuel. 



Worth, Lucius C. 
Watcrbury, David. 
White, Henry A. 
Westley, Joseph. 



COMF»ANY I. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

George Wetmore, .... Captain. 
Edgar F. Morris, . . . First Lieutenant. 
John H. Gilman, . . Second Lieutenant. 



ENLISTED MEN. 



Armstrong, Benjamin T. 
Alsaver, Nelson. 
Austin, Rueben H. 
Allen, John. 
Brown, Orlanson. 
Burlingham, Albert. 
Barner, William. 
Bliss, Warren B. 
Bartholomew, George. 
Barrows, Isaac. 
Barnes, James. 
Barnes, William. 
Bracy, Martin. 
Barnes, John G. 
Bracy, William W. 
Burr, Adelbert H. 
Bucher, Antoin. 
Braga, Alanson C. 
Button, Alonzo S. 
Burdick, Elihu B. 
Bates, Mark N. 
Bellchamber, William H. 
Braga, Thias. 
Clifford, Stephen. 
Curtis, Theodore. 
Cole, Eugene. 
Cobb, Eli. 
Coe, James R. 
Carpenter, Edwin R. 
Dryer, Jarius L. 
Danforth, William, 
Durfy, Charles L. 



DeMott, Theodore. 
Dibble, William. 
Eason, Calvin A. 
Fuller, Leander. 
Flint, John M. 
Fuller, Philander S. 
Forsyth, William A. 
Fuller, Chauncey B. Jr. 
Goodwin, Gilson. 
Gile, Albert E. 
Gibbs, Martin W. 
Gale, Reuben E. 
Gardiner, James. 
Hornbostel, William. 
Holbrook, Stephen S. 
Hungerford, Jonathan D. 
HoUcy, Charles H. 
Halladay, Wallace H. 
Hibbard, Seymour N. 
Jefferies, John. 
Johnston, Jonathan C. Jr. 
Joyce, Joseph B. 
Knight, Henry H. 
Larabee, Luman. 
Loomis, Charles C. 
Lord, George S. 
Loomis, Rusilus E. 
Larkin, Green. 
McDonald, Nelson. 
McCanna, John. 
Matteson, Calvin L. 
Marvin, Frederick. 



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Parmeter, Benjamin S. 
Robbins, Elisha. 
Raymond, Alonzo R. 
Ripley, Sherwood. 
Rice, Andrew J. 
Rowland, George. 
Scott, Burr B. 
Smith, William A. 
Sweet, George E. 
Sweet, John W. 
Sweet, Henry A. 
Sackett, James. 
Sherman, Jonathan, Jr. 
Soper, George E. 
Smedley, Jones. 
Shamppany, Emanuel. 
Schoonmaker, John M. 



Thiebeau, Prosper. 
Thurgood, John. 
Tripp, George M. 
Taylor, William H. 
Vickery, Nathaniel S. 
Woolsey, Cornelius L. 
Wilder, Henry E. 
Wetmore, William. 
Wright, Amos B. 
Wilber, Reuben. 
Walter, Martin. 
Wright, William H. 
Wright, Jonathan D. 
Willis, Edward. 
Whalen, John. 
Wilson, Emery A. 
Wilson, Charles H. 



COIVIPANY K. 



COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 



Stephen J. Scriber, 
Merritt G. McCoon, 



Captain. 
First Lieutenant. 



ENLISTED MEN. 



Adams, Byron. 
Alexander, W. W. 
Anthony, Edwin. 
Bailey, John. 
Barber, Alanson. 
Barrett, John W. 
Bently, James. 
Brockway, Oliver. 
Brockway, Damon C. 
Benedict, John A. 
Blakeman, William. 
Burley, Joshua P. 
Burley, Henry. 
Bogardus, John H. 
Burgess, Asa M. 
Badgeley, Wilhelm. 
Benedict, Lewis A. 
Bungey, Leonard. 
Brockway, Russell G. 
Cable, Benton. 



Coe, Jerome. 
Curtis, Byron C. 
Crane, James. 
Clock, Manson D. 
Curtis, Erwin. 
Corey, Reuben. 
Cornell, N. L 
Cole, Daniel D. 
Chappel, Wellington. 
Dagwell, John H. 
Darling, Amenzo W. 
Degaron, Henry. 
Edick, F. W. 
Ellis, Charles R. W. 
Emerson, William. 
Fancher, Allen. 
Foley, Daniel. 
Gifford, John D. 
Graham, Edwin. 
Hines, Henry F. 



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Hungerford, Jonas W. 
Hanes, William. 
Harper, John. 
Hall, John M. 
Jennings, Joseph. 
Jessup, Bertrand. 
Kirtland, Melvin. 
Lee, George S. 
Lawler, Michael. 
Lawrence, Oscar. 
Hunger, Lenman. 
Munger, William. 
Mason, Frederick. 
Millis, Ebenezer W, 
Miles, William H. 
Moore, Edward. 
McMullen, John. 
Norcott, Alpheus W. 
Nichols, George F. 
Ostrander, Austin. 
Pelo, Christmas. 
Phillips, Charles H. 
Pierce, Daniel. 



Pickard, Alonzo. 
Pangman, Derious. 
Plufif, Parry. 
Robinson, Benjamin F. 
Robinson, William H. 
Rose, Amos K. 
Richardson, Seth C. 
Shapley, Mernville E. 
Sperling, Abner W. 
Smith, Rensselaer K. 
Sherman, Charles W. 
Sampson, William. 
Scott, Samuel. 
Sharder, Lewis. 
Tucker, Ezra. 
Van Guilder, Henry C. 
Webb, John A. 
Warner, Marcus B. 
Winck, Antony. 
Weller, Milo W. 
Whitmore, Conrad R. 
Wheaton, John G. 
Young, Benjamin. 



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